My TUIC Cichlid Order Came Today

[balton777]

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.

 

[Ruck Fules]

Nice list.

These are the two I'll be getting.

Herichthys Pantostictus
Cichlasoma Istlanum

 

[soultrain]

if they are that small how do you know the sexes?

 

[BrtnBoy449]

pictures!

 

[Finmore]

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.

 

[balton777]

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.

Same question I was going to ask. Rapps doesn't offer sexing, does he?

Yes, when possible.

 

[DarthV]

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.

 

[cichniss]

Nice order! cant wait to see pics.

 

[ShadowStryder]

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.

 

[darthodo]

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.