Oscura heterospila growouts

[sevs and sajicas for me]

I was able to land some hets from a Facebook group. I've been looking for these guys for months now. I've got 8 of the little guys in my 75 with my female severum. I had to move my male severum out because he was trying to eat them.

They are ranging from about an inch to about 1.75 inches. Right now they are all huddled under a rock and they stay there most of the time until feeding time. Then they swarmed.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

They look nice, active and healthy. I love how they huddle together and stay in groups. Now you just have to wait 10 years and maybe they'll be 6 inches

 

[sevs and sajicas for me]

Haha I'll count it as a success of they are close to full grown before my 10 year old graduates

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Stunning fish het's especially in groups.
It'll be well worth the wait.

 

[cichlidfish]

Very nice OP.

 

[BIG-G]

They look nice, active and healthy. I love how they huddle together and stay in groups. Now you just have to wait 10 years and maybe they'll be 6 inches

Do they really grow that slowly or are you just being facetious ? lol
I like the way the adults look. Do they mix well with severum?

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Do they really grow that slowly or are you just being facetious ? lol
I like the way the adults look. Do they mix well with severum?

I couldn't honestly answer that as I've never grown them to maturity, I have a group of 9 juveniles just like the OP. But based on what J jaws7777 and a few others have told me, they grow very slowly. Like 5 inches in two years or something to that effect, real slow.

 

[sevs and sajicas for me]

Thanks everyone. I'm definitely looking forward to watching them grow.

As for the severum, I have a mated pair of gold severums that I have separated right now after a failed spawn. I put them with the male but he immediately started trying to take them out. So I swapped the sevs out and they are doing quite well with my female

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Do they really grow that slowly or are you just being facetious ? lol
I like the way the adults look. Do they mix well with severum?

Oh, and they get along very nicely with severums. I have my 9 in with 2 Polleni, 2 severums and 2 Ptychochromis Oligacanthus. Very peaceful.

 

[sevs and sajicas for me]

The hets are getting a little bit more comfortable in the tank so I was able to get a few more shots that are a bit better this morning