new pearse cichlid

[MATTCB]

does anybody have any experience with cichlasoma pearsei, I just got about a 7" male in a new tank and I am curious if anyone has kept one

 

[KNH]

No, sorry no experience but I would love to find a couple of those guys. Where did you get yours?

 

[MATTCB]

an LFS thta I work at. We have had him for a couple of months and I just couldnt leave him there any longer.

 

[Wonder11]

does anybody have any experience with cichlasoma pearsei, I just got about a 7" male in a new tank and I am curious if anyone has kept one

I've had one for a few months now and he is GREAT! ....and BIG.
He eats spiralina flake, blood worms & krill and has a Great personality! What else would you like to know? He is in a 150 with 3 severums, 1 H. temporalis, 1-Geo. 'Bahia Red', & 1-Synodontis nigromaculatis

 

[RadleyMiller]

That's a really pretty fish, but I haven't even heard of them before.

 

[Wonder11]

That's a really pretty fish, but I haven't even heard of them before.

Thanks! They have gone through a series of name changes, they were Cichlasoma pearsei, the ex-Cichlasoma pearsei, then Herichthys pearsei. Here's a link to check out their profiles: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=20 They are THICK, but you may want to take the 17" dimension with a grain of salt. Humans can reach 7'+ also, but I'm only 5'8" and shrinking.