My Rio Hondo carpintis

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freebyrd said:
ive always liked the carpintis complex... however i have had ZERO luck with Herichthys in general. the only time i had any that put on size and color was when i had them in an outdoor pond over last summer. i got four of these rio hondo varient about 6 months ago, and also got some larger 4-5" cyanoguttatus and lost all of them. i dont get it...my south americans THRIVE and even my centrals do well (parachromis sp.) the problem i always had was they would darken up, look ratty, and die..one by one, while other fish in the same tank would thrive? ive given up, but your dude is awesome! naturally im jealous!
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This really surprises me as mine and several other people in my area all have had nothing but luck with them. They have been so easy to make thrive. And none of us have pampered them either. They have all been in community type setups and thrive no matter the status in their tank. What is your water chemistry like? Mine have also had relatively high temps ranging from 80-84. P.H is 7.4. Herichthys have never posed any trouble. For me it seems like the green terror complex are the squeaky wheel for me. I have had the same type of luck with them as you seem to have with herichthys. Interesting. Too bad too as there are a lot of neat fish in this genus. Hope you have better luck with them in the future.


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trace said:
Ya that is the case. The farther down the body the less distinguished they are but he has pearls everywhere. Especially when he is is one of his moods;) I can't wait to pair him up his colors will be off the charts! The females of this variant are even more beautiful but I sadly lost my big female to a pair of trimac in the night after a water change.
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your female was even more beautiful?
 
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