Herichtys Deppii

[PhishMon84]

While searching old threads it seems none of the photos work any longer.
Is there a hericthys species thread? Is there a care thread for deppii or any of the smaller herichtys species?

 

[tlindsey]

While searching old threads it seems none of the photos work any longer.
Is there a hericthys species thread? Is there a care thread for deppii or any of the smaller herichtys species?

Stanzzzz7
dan518

 

[jonclark96]

My experience with them is similar to other herichthys species. Once they start getting some size on them, they are very aggressive with conspecifics. I've tried to grow out juvies to get a pair on two occasions, both times starting with 6 fish and eventually only having a single male left. I found them to be pretty tolerant to water parameters and readily accepted all kinds of foods.

If you are trying to get a breeding pair, I'd start with a 6 foot tank and be ready to move fish and divide the tank once they reach adolescence.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

I believe Toiletcar has Deppii

 

[duanes]

I have kept and had H carpintus, cyanoguttaus, and tamasopoensus spawn in my tanks. Also kept minckleyi.
They are all omnivores with a tendency toward consuming lots of vegetation and detritus (except some forms of minckleyi), so I always feed a high algae content (spiralina) pellet, as adults kept in 6 ft tanks seem to minimal for a pair, in highly alkaline above neutral pH water.
Lots of water changes, and found (since some hail from northern Mexico) low temps are not out of line, didn't use heaters for carpintus, or cyanoguttatus, keeping the carpintus in outside tanks spring thru fall in Milwaukee, where water temps would drop into the 50s'F at night without seeming to phase them.
carpintus location "Chairel"

tamasopoensus

carpintus "Chairel"

 

[Toiletcar]

I believe Toiletcar has Deppii

Yup, I have 2 f1 Rio Bobos.

Pics as requested...

 

[Toiletcar]

My experience with them is similar to other herichthys species. Once they start getting some size on them, they are very aggressive with conspecifics. I've tried to grow out juvies to get a pair on two occasions, both times starting with 6 fish and eventually only having a single male left. I found them to be pretty tolerant to water parameters and readily accepted all kinds of foods.

If you are trying to get a breeding pair, I'd start with a 6 foot tank and be ready to move fish and divide the tank once they reach adolescence.

This is pretty much all you need to know. I had to separate my two in a 150g. Care is similar to caprintis. They max out between 6-8". I think a breeding would be fine in a 55-75g.

 

[PhishMon84]

Thank you-
Rapps suggested a 55 for a pair.

 

[jonclark96]

You may be able to get away with that if the tank is permanently divided.

 

[Toiletcar]

Thank you-
Rapps suggested a 55 for a pair.

Yup, not a bad idea. Buy a group and see if you get a pair from that. I divider would be needed for when the male gets aggressive.
I wouldn't add cichlid tankmates.
Also the pics I posted are fish from Jeff Rapps.