pictures - red tiger mota pair and more

[ewok]

i finally got my hands on a male red tiger mota and my pair is now complete! i am keeping them separated using a divider so they don't tear each other to pieces. the male is like a teenager - hungry ALL the time! i can literally sit in front of the tank and toss him krill, pellets and whatever and he will eat till his stomache looks like it will burst! the female is about 1/4 inch larger and is bulkier and nastier based on my experience so he needs to bulk up a bit before i try and put them together.

the other fish is my amphilophus altifrons (no, it is not a geophagus... TRUST ME ) and there's my jaguar cichlid juvenile looking for ants to pounce on

male rtm

male rtm

male rtm

female rtm

female rtm

altifrons

altifrons

jaguar

 

[nolapete]

Congrats!

 

[Bsixxx]

gorgeous motas homie

 

[ewok]

thanks man
it's a nice feeling finally getting something you've been searching for!

 

[cichniss]

Great looking motas ewok. That altifrons seems to be coloring up good. lol, that ant killing jag of yours cracks me up.

 

[balton777]

Congrats. Excellent looking pair. Now let's hope they actually pair.

 

[danncon]

yes is a nice feeling if you have a male and female RTM but the problem is are they goses together mine is not. how long the RTM close its other? the female RTM came from may best cousin rf.

 

[ewurm]

Awesome fish. That is on my want list, but I have never seen one at the store.

 

[ewok]

yes is a nice feeling if you have a male and female RTM but the problem is are they goses together mine is not. how long the RTM close its other? the female RTM came from may best cousin rf.

mmmmm... are you asking me how long they have been together? it's been about a week since i got the male so it's around that time that they've shared a tank.
they should be from completely separate blood lines, but i mean you never know.
yeah only time will tell if they are compatible. i like the male a lot because he has very nice fins and overall in great shape.

 

[ewok]

Awesome fish. That is on my want list, but I have never seen one at the store.

it took me over 2 months to find my female and over 4 to find this male. i won this male at a local fish club auction for dirt cheap... like not even funny kind of cheap. i was SOOOOOOO happy

check out the local fish clubs - there may be people out there who have it and you don't even know it.