Neets - Pictures

[Mad About Cichlids]

I used to have a pair of Neets that took over 3/4 of a 90g tank from a 10-11" male Midas.

 

[MN_Rebel]

I recently got a group of these in different sizes.

 

[ewok]

interesting
i definitely like the way they look.

socal ppl - who wants to do a GB for neets lol

 

[Tilapia-mariae]

My order payment was confirmed just waiting on shipping details now!

Took 75% of a 90g midas tank.. oh **** what have I bought!!

 

[dogofwar]

Here are some (bad) pics of mine...

Territorial like lots of CA...but not the terrors described by some

 

[Tilapia-mariae]

Cute! How old/long are they dogofwar?

 

[dogofwar]

I got them as 1/2" about a year ago...now they're 2 - 2.5".

I think the key to managing aggression with them is to give them plenty of caves. The rubber-banded-together PVC works great (and makes catching them easy too).

 

[Tilapia-mariae]

What size tank are they in and how many?

 

[lostnight]

a sagittae and a neet dicing it up a bit...they trade blows sometimes

 

[dogofwar]

There are 5 or 6 of them in a 2'x2'x1' tank (which is like 34g). Lot's of floor space.

I keep them fairly cool (68-72 or so in the winter and probably 76-78 or so in the summer) and house them with some chanchitos. I know when a pair has bred because the rest of the fish are on the other side of the tank...and the breeding pair has turned color.

What size tank are they in and how many?