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[ohhsweetness]

omgosh lol i got a pair of cons too lol
sorry to hear about your female my last oscar ate my last breeding pair ate there heads strange ...?!! but yes

 

[dleomd]

well look on the brighter side now you can be sure you get a female..... take my advice look for the pink scales on the belly!!!!! even if you only see one pink scale get it!!! Females start to show the pink belly at as small as 1/4 inch!!!! im tellin everyone if you want some drama, action, life in your tank get a pair....!!!! they are my favorite out of all that i have.... i have 5 fh, 2 severum, 4 JD, 7 blood parrots, 5 king Kong parrots, 1 midas, 2 salvini, 2 rainbows, 1 fire mouth, 1 green terror, 1 placo, several corys, and 3 honduran red points..... the hondurans are awesome too!!! very similar to cons but much more showy in coloration and calmer personalities..... but i also have 1 calico female con, pink con pair, 4 regular con males and 2 reg con females!!! i could use the room but cant seen to part with them... oh by the way the first pic is def a female!!! so u were right on...but look for brighter ones like the one in the pic from "Hayenchinook"....good luck !!! keep us updated....if you were local id offer you a female

Fall River!!! What I wouldn't do for a steak from Academica right now!!!! Instead I'm stuck in TX where there's a steak house on every corner but nobody knows how to do it right! BTW, where do you get your fish? Post pics? If you get to Providence, say hi to George at aqualife over on Wickenden.

 

[dleomd]

So sorry to hear about the little girl getting eaten. My aro has been growing up with a school of lemon tetras without any issue....until today. Where there once were 6, now there are 5. There's always a bigger fish! Buddy of mine just got 6 juvi cons. They had a very blue tint to them. Is that normal? hybrid with JD maybe? Only 99 cents US so can't complain either way! Again, sorry NBK, always enjoy reading your posts.

 

[haynchinook334]

well look on the brighter side now you can be sure you get a female..... take my advice look for the pink scales on the belly!!!!! even if you only see one pink scale get it!!! Females start to show the pink belly at as small as 1/4 inch!!!!

Agreed....the Picture i took of my little girl is at or around 1/4.

Sorry for your loss NBK.

 

[kendrew]

Fall River!!! What I wouldn't do for a steak from Academica right now!!!! Instead I'm stuck in TX where there's a steak house on every corner but nobody knows how to do it right! BTW, where do you get your fish? Post pics? If you get to Providence, say hi to George at aqualife over on Wickenden.

wow u kno the area... cool
i just posted some pics on the hybrid thread and one on the sa/ca of my SB texas....
never heard of aqualife....how is the place??? where is the place...and where are you from?

 

[kendrew]

So sorry to hear about the little girl getting eaten. My aro has been growing up with a school of lemon tetras without any issue....until today. Where there once were 6, now there are 5. There's always a bigger fish! Buddy of mine just got 6 juvi cons. They had a very blue tint to them. Is that normal? hybrid with JD maybe? Only 99 cents US so can't complain either way! Again, sorry NBK, always enjoy reading your posts.

My guess would be that they are Honduran Red points...or a hybrid con/HR....gotta see pics to take a logical guess.... are the fins reddish at the ends?

 

[Natural_Born_Killer]

Thanks all for the above posts!

Still haven't had a chance to look for a lady friend for the little guy... had a hectic weekend and the lfs I go to is shut on Mondays. But! on the upside the little guy is looking really good - only the thing on his fin doesn't seem to be getting better, but not worse. Just going to give him some time to heal.

I'll make sure to look for the con with the pinkest orangest belly that I can find in the shop...! Thanks and I'll keep you all posted, and hopefully a pic soon