Jurupari or leucosticta?

[Boose1357]

Ide assume leucosticta since they are more common and they also have the blue/green spangles on them.

 

[bigfishrcool1193]

S. leucosticta, the spots on the face give it away.

Nice one too!

 

[Plec123]

leucosticta fo sho.
i agree, nice specimen!

 

[Boose1357]

preciate it. I heard these guys can get up to 9" is that true?

 

[Plec123]

preciate it. I heard these guys can get up to 9" is that true?

yeah but it takes a while. few years at least.

 

[CTU2fan]

Yeah they don't grow fast, my jurupari group is 2.5 years old and the biggest is just touching 6" now.

 

[Boose1357]

Yeah they don't grow fast, my jurupari group is 2.5 years old and the biggest is just touching 6" now.

yea, i heard they were real slow growing cichlids. ive had mine for about 2 years now and bought em around 1-2" and the biggest one now is about 4"