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Jack Dempsey
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So I went to this LFS about 30min from my house I find(it was closer than I thaught). Anyway I was blown away by the store. They had the biggest and smallest most beautiful show tanks. And yes some had nics in them! They had to be 4-5in. It was love at first sight! They were beautiful and quite personable. They were picking on fish like red devils about the same size. They had quite a variety but it wasn't as diverse as I thaught. They had cutteri which I thaught was cool. But the service! One of the guys was really into fish and we has a good conversation. He was impressed that I knew what nics were and how much I knew about fish. Im only 15 so most people see me as ignorant. We talked about what tanks I had and it was real cool. The guy was super nice and he seemes really interested in the hobby. Plus he was very knowledgable. A big step from petco! I will definatly go back. No I couldn't get the nics but I def will. He actualy suggested I ordered them from Jeff Rapps. It was great. Oh I think I also saw loiseli there but the guy said it was a devil. I passed it up.

Anyway... I got flier cichlids instead which I've also wanted. They are so cool and they are f2. Im guessing someone baught f1's from rapps and braught them there. hey are also one of the stores that get thier stock from rapps apperently. Anywho here are some crappy pics but more to come. I baught NLS for them. Anything else I should feed them?

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better pic. More to come

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Did you get them from Tropical Fish World in Gaithersburg? If so, they probably came from Dogofwar's breeding pair. His big male is an absolute beast. If you go to the Capital Cichlid Association web site and look for pics from Aquafest 2009, you can see him.
 
Nice! I want to work at a place called petgoods where they sell rare fish like Jars, polys, rbps etc. And i think that they could use some more knowledgable employees there. I would not only work there for the money but the experience of caring for a bunch of the tanks etc.
 
Yeah I got them from tropical fish world in gaithesburg. Awesome store! So these are Dogfwar babies cool. Atleast I know thier good quality. They are settling in well. I juse fed them NLS and they were pretty relucatant at first but they quickly came around. They swim right up to the glass to greet me already. But the mollies are giving them a hard time. Hopefully they will learn to fight back. A very outgoing fish too. More crappy pics. These actually show the greenish tinge they have.

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Males will get a bright green when they get bigger. Females will get the green but with more black. My pair hasn't bred yet, with the male around 4" and the female a bit smaller, but the two are inseparable in my big community tank.

Good luck with them. Also, you should check out the CCA for some really good info and people. We had our monthly meeting yesterday, and you could have picked up 4 centrarchus juvies around 3" for under $10.
 
Wow! I got these guys for 4$ each which I thaught was a pretty good deal. How long did it take for them to get that big? are they for the most part slow growers?
 
I have only had my pair for 3 months, and they were both over 3" when I got them. My male has put on size quicker than my female, but that is probably due to him being a pig at feeding time.

Do lots of regular water changes and feed a mix of prepared and live foods and they should put some size on pretty quick.
 
Thanks for the info!
 
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