oo timely.. I picked up 7 juvie RTM a week and a half ago. Put them in a 180g, 1 has since vanished... and I am treating for ich right now, but otherwise they are doing fine.
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No color to mine yet, they look just like yours. Mine came from Dan at Cichlids of the Americas. I have noticed that my two smallest have a darker color than the largest of the group. Not sure if that is a sign of male/female or just stress from being picked on.
Watching them yesterday I noticed that one of the larger ones is getting blue on his fins and has transparent reddish pattern. The other 3 I'm not seeing that.
This any indication of it being a male or do males and females get colour to their fins?
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This any indication of it being a male or do males and females get colour to their fins?
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That's a nice grow out tank for them
Thanks! They seem pretty happy
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I've been growing out 6 RTMs since last June (5 from one batch plus a larger female). The big female is extremely aggressive so I haven't been able to keep her with any fish her size or smaller. The juvies seemed perfectly fine together for months in a 90g until the dominant male randomly decided to kill both females within 2 days. I would definitely recommend having a backup plan and separate if one of the males significantly outpaces the other's growth (the alpha male in my avatar pic is twice the size of my other 2 males - all being fed NLS Grow and Ultra Red).
About the coloration, males will have dark fins with a pale yellow base color and reddish spots that start showing as early as 2". The females will have blue fins with a solid yellow base that becomes more orange/red as they get bigger. The first difference I noticed was the males started developing a spotted pattern in their fins while the females were solid with light blue on the tips.
Here's a few pics of my males and an old one of the female I REALLY miss (last 2 pics):
About the coloration, males will have dark fins with a pale yellow base color and reddish spots that start showing as early as 2". The females will have blue fins with a solid yellow base that becomes more orange/red as they get bigger. The first difference I noticed was the males started developing a spotted pattern in their fins while the females were solid with light blue on the tips.
Here's a few pics of my males and an old one of the female I REALLY miss (last 2 pics):
Thanks for this post. Good info to know. Maybe I'll set up another tank ready to remove fish if needed. My biggest RTM I'm guessing is male. His fins are blue tips with the red spotted pattern. He's maybe about an inch if not 1.25".
The other ones aren't too far behind in size. Maybe an inch or a little smaller.
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Correction: I am wrong. The biggest is about 2" and the smallest 1.25"
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Here's some pics a week later. One of the RTMs has some noticeable growth from the other 3. All are aggressive feeders and doing well. The one in the red seaweed like plant is the most shy and likes the comfort in the plants. Never see any fish pick on him/her and eats a lot.
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