A group photo ... they are constantly moving so it's hard to get a decent picture.
my CA cichlids
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I added two more fish, from COTA. These are the last two I'm adding for my initial growouts. I'm actually more heavily stocked than I planned due to grabbing the snooks. I may have to adjust sooner than later.
4.5" Cincelichthys boucourti
This guy came from COTA with some pretty rough looking dorsal and anal fins. Hope he heals up soon. My other fish did, so I expect he'll be fine. Love this fish, very beautiful. 100% a keeper for me. Already showing some orange, so that's a good sign. VERY active eater, loves NLS AlgaeMax.
3" Vieja argentea
This guy also came with some fin damage, not quite as bad as the bocourti though. He's the runt of the tank right now, but I expect that to change in time. Also an active eater, and also loves NLS AlgaeMax.
The AlgaeMax is great for these guys because the other fish go for the more meaty fare, and these two go for the AlgaeMax, so it makes it easier for me to balance feeding due to the FH not being very interesed in it. The carpintis does love the AlgaeMax as well.
So far everything is still quite peaceful. I think the Jack was happy to finally have someone to pick on so has chased these two around a bit, especially the bocourti, but that settled down after a couple days.
4.5" Cincelichthys boucourti
This guy came from COTA with some pretty rough looking dorsal and anal fins. Hope he heals up soon. My other fish did, so I expect he'll be fine. Love this fish, very beautiful. 100% a keeper for me. Already showing some orange, so that's a good sign. VERY active eater, loves NLS AlgaeMax.
3" Vieja argentea
This guy also came with some fin damage, not quite as bad as the bocourti though. He's the runt of the tank right now, but I expect that to change in time. Also an active eater, and also loves NLS AlgaeMax.
The AlgaeMax is great for these guys because the other fish go for the more meaty fare, and these two go for the AlgaeMax, so it makes it easier for me to balance feeding due to the FH not being very interesed in it. The carpintis does love the AlgaeMax as well.
So far everything is still quite peaceful. I think the Jack was happy to finally have someone to pick on so has chased these two around a bit, especially the bocourti, but that settled down after a couple days.
They do hang out together. The fh is like the leader of the pack. The carpintis moves away if the fh moves in his direction, though.
Here are my parameters BEFORE today's water change. Last water change was Tuesday night, so 4.5 days. I'd say my Fluval setup is keeping up ok. No ammonia or nitrite, and maybe 5 ppm nitrate. I'm pretty darn happy with these readings. I had been seeing much higher nitrate levels previously, so I think the Biohome anaerobic colony has started to do its thing.
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph:
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph:
I noticed the carpintis striping up a bit in that shot, wasn't sure if stress or possible 'hey look at me' to the flowerhorn. I've seen gold base fh and carpintis outcomes and pretty amazing. Haven't seen red dragon or kamfa outcomes yet.
The carpinitis is definitely not stressed.
It would be interesting if the carpintis turned out to be female and they paired up ... pretty sure it's male though.
Here are a couple close-ups of the Jack. Assuming he's a male at this point. Probably 3.5 inches.
