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[John Rambo]

Now i'm thinking male EVEN MORE. Look at the hump.

the hump means nothing with haitiensis. In fact, my current female has a nice nuchal hump and the male, nothing. The trailers usually point to male, and the darker colors usually mean female. Ive kept about 25 on separate occasions. sexing them is not always certain. Pairing them off is the easiest way while they are small.

 

[siebertn]

holy molly there is a t-rex behind the fish

 

[Eric A]

the hump means nothing with haitiensis. In fact, my current female has a nice nuchal hump and the male, nothing. The trailers usually point to male, and the darker colors usually mean female. Ive kept about 25 on separate occasions. sexing them is not always certain. Pairing them off is the easiest way while they are small.

Fair enough.

But the trailers sure say male to me!

 

[orbit]

How big are the ones in the water pix? After the net pix. They are really cool looking!

Hows their attitude? What else do you have them in with?

 

[nooklid]

the hump means nothing with haitiensis. In fact, my current female has a nice nuchal hump and the male, nothing. The trailers usually point to male, and the darker colors usually mean female. Ive kept about 25 on separate occasions. sexing them is not always certain. Pairing them off is the easiest way while they are small.

Good answer John!! Females also can have humps in the one in the pic both look like females. Males tend to not get as dark all over there body while females can turn jet black with no white showing at all. How is the pair doing you got from me? post some pics.

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

LOL. the T-rex was my sons idea. i think its pretty cool. the second set of pics they are 4". I try to keep tankmates roughly same size and aggression. i had them in with festae, Beani, convicts, and green terrors. right now i have all of them in 125 with 4 convicts and a couple silver dollars, tinfoil barbs, pleco, red tail shark.

These guys are pretty aggressive. size doesnt matter at this point. my male is cleaning house in a nice stump.

 

[John Rambo]

Good answer John!! Females also can have humps in the one in the pic both look like females. Males tend to not get as dark all over there body while females can turn jet black with no white showing at all. How is the pair doing you got from me? post some pics.

No pics just yet, but they are still paired up really well. I think too young still to actually breed. Im following our friends thread here to see if I can match my third wheel male. Freshwaterpedators should have an interesting battle royal here for a pair. Might be able to buy a 2nd place female from him.

 

[John Rambo]

LOL. the T-rex was my sons idea. i think its pretty cool. the second set of pics they are 4". I try to keep tankmates roughly same size and aggression. i had them in with festae, Beani, convicts, and green terrors. right now i have all of them in 125 with 4 convicts and a couple silver dollars, tinfoil barbs, pleco, red tail shark.

These guys are pretty aggressive. size doesnt matter at this point. my male is cleaning house in a nice stump.

did you increase the temp, change water, all that good stuff to create breeeding season?

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

did you increase the temp, change water, all that good stuff to create breeeding season?

I did a 20% yesterday,and getting ready to do a 30% here soon. the temp is at 86 right now working up to 88% . and im trying to up food a lil, but not to much.

Its definately an active tank right now.

 

[orbit]

I did a 20% yesterday,and getting ready to do a 30% here soon. the temp is at 86 right now working up to 88% . and im trying to up food a lil, but not to much.

Its definately an active tank right now.

LOL the heat is cranking up their aggression too! As if they weren't grouchy enough!