Midas growth (lots of pics)

[Aquanero]

Nice fish, very healthy looking. I also use NLS with good results. at 9.5" in a little over a year is excelent growth for a feamale. Gotta love Amphilophus. I just picked up a nice male yesterday at our local meet the lfs that hosted it brought them in from Rapps, supposed to be F1, either way should be a beast already showing a nice hump @ ~3.5"

Great job on that girl!

 

[cichlid2006]

thanks im surprised hat her growth but she hasnt laid a single batch of eggs yet so im assuming that has everything to do with her growing to a chunky 9.5" in a year.

i hope your guy turns out to be a stunner, good luck. as long as you enjoy him, it doesnt matter if he is F0, F1 or a mutt. i only see it mattering to fish snobs who cant help but show off and breeders. i have no idea what tubby is, i got her at a reputable lfs labelled as midas so she probably is pure. either way i love her, mutt or pure.

if only they were nicer to each other i would have a tank full. even with how chilled tubby is with tankmates i dont want to make her snap by putting another amphilophus in with her, even though it is tempting to try something less aggressive like lyonsi.

 

[cichlid2006]

Tubby has decided she wants to lay eggs. I think it is the summer heat and the tank is sitting at 26 degrees C. This is her 1st batch that I am aware of since I got her in Feb 2009. She cleaned the flower pot until it was spotless. Although she has laid and she is a midas, she is being very good with her tankmates over approaching her and the pot.
She has only claimed about 12" sq. around the pot and her aggression has increased a little but still nothing compared to what I've read a midas out of breeding mode is supposed to be, never mind laying eggs.

 

[Anubisscott]

WoW, she has gotten alot more colorful. Nice red belly.

 

[Gruff Master]

She's a BIG girl! Looks like I need to get my fish on the NLS plan.

 

[cichlid2006]

WoW, she has gotten alot more colorful. Nice red belly.

She's a BIG girl! Looks like I need to get my fish on the NLS plan.

Thanks for the kind words. She is a little over 9" holding the tape up to the tank, I don't agree with removal just for measuring so it will remain an estimate.
Since I switched to NLS the red on the pectoral area has popped and her stripes more defined blue/grey instead of a washed out grey. I was pretty skeptical of the claims of NLS but the pics speak for themselves.
Saying that I do know that some of the intensity is from her being in breeding mode.

I am going to do a w/c today and remove the eggs to keep aggression down. She may be playing nice just now but I don't want to take the chance much longer.