Hi everyone!
Longtime lurker, and finally created an account -- I hope you don't mind that I've created a thread in order to ask a question! I'm wondering if any Hypsophrys nicaraguensis owners out there can weigh in on a question I have re: development -- In my cichlid tank, I have a large-ish (7 inches or so) male Nic that has paired off with my female blood parrot (weird, right?). They've laid eggs a few times but never any fry. In a perhaps ill-advised effort to break them up, I recently picked up what I think is a female Nic and added her to the tank. Basically, my question is this: At what size do you start to see the spots in the unpaired fins of male Nics? The new addition is probably between three and four inches and is not showing any colors -- probably due to the fact that he/she is being mercilessly chased by Spike and Parrot. I'm just concerned that it's a juvenile male, and not a female at all -- I'll try to post pictures here in a few minutes, but was hoping that someone who has raised these fish could tell me how large the males were when they started to get the spots. I'd really appreciate any insight you may have! Thanks so much!
Longtime lurker, and finally created an account -- I hope you don't mind that I've created a thread in order to ask a question! I'm wondering if any Hypsophrys nicaraguensis owners out there can weigh in on a question I have re: development -- In my cichlid tank, I have a large-ish (7 inches or so) male Nic that has paired off with my female blood parrot (weird, right?). They've laid eggs a few times but never any fry. In a perhaps ill-advised effort to break them up, I recently picked up what I think is a female Nic and added her to the tank. Basically, my question is this: At what size do you start to see the spots in the unpaired fins of male Nics? The new addition is probably between three and four inches and is not showing any colors -- probably due to the fact that he/she is being mercilessly chased by Spike and Parrot. I'm just concerned that it's a juvenile male, and not a female at all -- I'll try to post pictures here in a few minutes, but was hoping that someone who has raised these fish could tell me how large the males were when they started to get the spots. I'd really appreciate any insight you may have! Thanks so much!
