My TUIC Cichlid Order Came Today

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balton777

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Here's what I got:

3 Amphilophus Trimaculatus (1 male/2 female)
3 Vieja Argentea (1 male/2 female)
3 Herichthys Carpintis-Rio Tamuin (1 male/2 female)
Pair of Herichthys Pantostictus
Pair of Cichlasoma Istlanum
Pair of Archocentrus Centrarchus

I might not keep everything...going to grow them out and keep what I like the best. I'll try to take some pics later but everything is small like 1"-2" right now.
 
soultrain;1137142; said:
if they are that small how do you know the sexes?

Same question I was going to ask. Rapps doesn't offer sexing, does he? Because that would be so cool if he did.
 
soultrain;1137142; said:
if they are that small how do you know the sexes?

I don't know. I ordered them and requested pairs or 1m/2fm combos. Jeff said he was able sex some of them. If anyone can guess the sex of a cichlid that small it's Jeff Rapps. If he's wrong or mistaken, it's not that big of a deal to me.

Finmore;1137197; said:
Same question I was going to ask. Rapps doesn't offer sexing, does he?

Yes, when possible.
 
Well the pantostictus were probably large enought o sex (smallest he has is 3" or so?). The istlanum he has listed would be too small to sex, or so I'd think.
 
The Argentea are to small, I got 3 about 2.5 weeks or so ago from him and they were lucky to be 1.5" counting the caudal, so I doubt he was able to sex these. Not even by venting. But they are nice.
 
DarthV;1137507; said:
The istlanum he has listed would be too small to sex, or so I'd think.

Agreed. I can't imagine being able to sex istlanum that small.
 
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