P. bifasciatus 'Candelaria' - progression shots over 1 year

[fug202]

Here are some progression shots of a P. bifasciatus 'Candelaria' I purchased from Dan at Cichlids of the Americas. The fish was ~2" when I bought it in May 2012. Now it is about 6-7".

May 2012


July 2012


Sept 2012


Dec 2012


Feb 2013


May 2013 (color changes with mood)

 

[Miguel]

Beautyfull!

 

[jweav]

Beautiful fish!!

 

[Dispatch273]

Very nice fish. I love seeing the transformation of colors from when you got him to now.

 

[rocky2]

really looking gud

 

[mrmann]

Very nice!! Great job on the progression thread

 

[kevbc03]

Great color

 

[decoy50]

Good looking color on that guy! I have three from Rapps and the red is less intense than yours. I'm not sure of the collection point of Rapps fish, but the gold is more prominent on mine. I was hoping for more red haha

 

[notho2000]

Your bifas is developing very nicely and looks like mine did when younger. These are 'bifasciatus' Rio Carolino (or Chacamax).They develop very rich reds and gold coloration and are F1s from Rusty Wessel's wild stock. The male is about 12" the female 10".

 

[fug202]

Your bifas is developing very nicely and looks like mine did when younger. These are 'bifasciatus' Rio Carolino (or Chacamax).They develop very rich reds and gold coloration and are F1s from Rusty Wessel's wild stock. The male is about 12" the female 10".

Jim, those are beautiful Chacamax you have! I've got one as well, but it's younger than my Candelaria (~4.5") and hence it doesn't have the same intensity yet. However, I can tell the red on its head will deeper in color and more solid than on the Candelaria.

Cheers,
Ian