New grow outs. Blackbelt cichlids.

[Tyler_Wentworth_150]

Got 4 of these boogers ranging from 1.75"-2" give or take. Only been in the tank since Friday evening so they're still super skiddish. Overwhelmingly excited to watch these grow . In a 40b with moderate decor for now. Many other tanks ready to move them to as they get bigger and presumably meaner. Love to hear personally experiences and see everyone else's blackbelt cichlids. they won't hold still haha

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Nice pick ups.
Stunning fish as they grow these,going through a few colour/pattern changes as they mature.
I saw one once on a fish shop I used to use,it was huge,I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw it.
It must have been easily 16 to 17 inches and had massive bulk to match.The fish was absolutely stunning. Hopefully yours will turn out just as nice.

 

[Tyler_Wentworth_150]

Thank you for the positive wishes @stannnn7

 

[dan518]

Look forward to seeing the updates

 

[Tyler_Wentworth_150]

Should be some updates on my new tank soon too

 

[FishKing5]

Got 4 of these boogers ranging from 1.75"-2" give or take. Only been in the tank since Friday evening so they're still super skiddish. Overwhelmingly excited to watch these grow . In a 40b with moderate decor for now. Many other tanks ready to move them to as they get bigger and presumably meaner. Love to hear personally experiences and see everyone else's blackbelt cichlids.View attachment 1238950 View attachment 1238951 they won't hold still haha

Here is my blackbelt. He has put on great size quickly and developed very nice coloring. He is around the 5 inch range.

 

[fishfanatic80]

I loved my black belt, he was a beast. Had a very deep red in his fins and his bar was always solid black. When he was getting into territorial disputes his face would turn a pale white and get black bars on it. His eyes were almost solid blue like a dark teal. One of the best viejas I've kept. That was about 4 years ago now and I'm kicking myself for not having any pictures of him. I haven't kept a young one in a long time that I forgot in their youth they have a horizontal bar. I need to start backing up pictures on my phone to my computer

 

[jeaninel]

Mines coming up on 2 years old now. Here's a progression of pics from when I first got him to the present:

April 2015 in the qt tank


June 2015


November 2015


March 2016


March 2017 paired up with one of my female synspillum

 

[jeaninel]

Oops, that very last pic is an older one.

 

[Tyler_Wentworth_150]

He is gorgeous oh my goodness. I'm so excited to see these guys go through the changes