My Carpintis update...3rd month

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Hi guys,
Heres an update, his growth rate has slowed down a bit. This guy measure nearly 6"(14cm) TL. Here are a few pics...
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getting cornered by a jewel

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A closeup.
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I have a lil video as well, will upload it asap.
Hope you enjoyed the pics. Let me know what you think of it....
 
i think i want you to find it a mate and sell the fry to me? ha
 
Thanks for the appreciation people!
It looked like this exactly 3 months back.

I am scared of breeding, particularly cichlids, its difficult n ime consuming to raise their fry.
Another thing I've observed is their growth almost halts when they breed.
Anyways I want to grow tjis guy as big as 12".
So wish me luck :D
 
beautiful..... PM me if youd like to know anything about texas, i am quite the texas keeper lol
 
BigDaddyMagnum;2697579; said:
beautiful..... PM me if youd like to know anything about texas, i am quite the texas keeper lol

hehe..great! theres nothing pretty much to know about these, isnt it? a typical CA cichlid.
But I would love to see a few pictures of show specimen....if you uploaded somewhere just link me....:)

Theres a lil problem with this guy though, he never accepts live or frozen food at all. I treat my fishes once or twice a week with tubifix or blood worms, feeders, live shrimps(rarely), prawns(frozen), fish(frozen) insects, beefheart, etc. Till now I never found him eating any of that....
He just eats dried stuff mostly pellets n flakes, thats it....
Pretty strange for a cichlid.
 
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