New Growouts

[Gourami Swami]

I've had this lyonsi for a few weeks now, he's about 4-5" TL and I can't wait for him to get bigger. He eats like a pig and seems to have grown a bit already since I bought him. Has colored up a lot as well.

He has this 33g long (same footprint as 55) all to himself. The 20long on the bottom contains a few dithers a tiny Neetroplus. I will be moving in the summer and plan on housing both these fish together in my 5' 80g with some dithers in a Costa Rica biotope setup.

The neet was too quick and small for me to get a good picture, will update soon if I can snag a decent one.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Nice, that's a sharp looking fish!

 

[philipraposo1982]

http://www.aquariumdomain.com/adSoc.../2016/11/2e1694153ece9a328d35f697bcf875ac.jpg

I never new about these guys (still new to cichlids) but if yourss is the same kind as the picture i linked I am jelly. That red eye is killer! You can see the color coming into his tail too.

Nice to have the tank to himself!

wow look at this male
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachments/dsc_0139-copy-jpg.880117/

stunning species!

 

[Gourami Swami]

http://www.aquariumdomain.com/adSoc.../2016/11/2e1694153ece9a328d35f697bcf875ac.jpg

I never new about these guys (still new to cichlids) but if yourss is the same kind as the picture i linked I am jelly. That red eye is killer! You can see the color coming into his tail too.

Nice to have the tank to himself!

wow look at this male
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachments/dsc_0139-copy-jpg.880117/

stunning species!

Thanks, yeah those are both stunning individuals. I have high hopes for this guy, might eventually get him a female and breed them. They are extinct in the wild so perpetuating the species is a pretty good cause

 

[philipraposo1982]

oh wow. That's a shame that they are extinct. What was the cause of their extinction?

 

[Gourami Swami]

Loss of habitat, I believe. They are supposed to be extinct, but I wouldn't be all that surprised if a wild population was found still, that tends to happen. Either way they are a rare, endangered fish

 

[Kayzee]

I love the look of these guys and the Trimac.

 

[Gourami Swami]

A little update, he's around 6" now and putting on some body bulk as well as getting some nice colors. Not a great picture but you get the idea

And here's the little neet, a lot of personality already at around an inch.

Planning on ordering some Panamensis this week to grow out, I'm hoping the neet will share the 20 long for a while

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

A little update, he's around 6" now and putting on some body bulk as well as getting some nice colors. Not a great picture but you get the idea

And here's the little neet, a lot of personality already at around an inch.

Planning on ordering some Panamensis this week to grow out, I'm hoping the neet will share the 20 long for a while

Nice, I got some panamensis from the wet spot about a month ago. Growing nicely and getting great color already.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Nice, I got some panamensis from the wet spot about a month ago. Growing nicely and getting great color already.

Good to hear, that's where I will be ordering mine from as well since CoA is out of stock on them.