I know imma look for some, they hard to take care of, cause my son intend to over feed his fish, lolz
My polys
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Not really. Same as most fish. Pellets and some veggies. You can teach them them to eat romain lettuce hanging from a veggie clip.
I love it, whats the max growth and how can you put a pair in one tank? And whats the full name of the fish or a common name?
Was searching through the threads for this too! Interested in this type of fish as well! I believe
DMD123
might have called it vieja heterospilus.
DMD123
might have called it vieja heterospilus.
Generally believed about 9" max but a friend of mine had a huge female that was 12".
This was my buddys female het. (passed away)
Common name is Montecristo cichlid.
Names have change but has gone by: Vieja heterospilus, Paratheraps heterospilus, Paraneetroplus heterospilus
Not mine but a nice pair of hets
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=194068
Has the family decided yet?
I'm happy to get some hets now, I think they will be happy in my 65 for quite a while it sounds, and it'll be easier to feed them in a smaller tank until they get bigger. The Polleni also grow super slowly, not sure they are as slow at the Hets though. So I think a good order is Het, Polleni, and then whatever else for The Upgrade.
How long have you two had Chewy and Monty?
DMD123
says longer than jaws, but how long is that, and how big was the fish when you got it?
I'm happy to get some hets now, I think they will be happy in my 65 for quite a while it sounds, and it'll be easier to feed them in a smaller tank until they get bigger. The Polleni also grow super slowly, not sure they are as slow at the Hets though. So I think a good order is Het, Polleni, and then whatever else for The Upgrade.
How long have you two had Chewy and Monty?
DMD123
says longer than jaws, but how long is that, and how big was the fish when you got it?
Florida gar or spotted gar is a good choice. Rays and polys can be a bad mix.
Can't go wrong with a PBB!
My het 'project' began at the begining of April 2014. These were to be 1 1/4" fish but you know what that meant... the real world measurement was 3/4".How long have you two had Chewy and Monty?
