Rio Blanco RTM pair

[Freshwaterpredators]

This is my first time with Rtms and so far im in Love with them. I originally bought a group a few months ago and only one made it, so i bought another group and since the one i had previous was larger i kept it separated from the others. The one i had separated turned out to be female out of the group i bought one of them outgrew the rest which i assumed to be male but it showed some red tint on its body so i remained undecided. today i decided to pull the known female out and place into a 55 divided and grab the larger unknown and do the same which will help me accomplish to goals, one of which was to help determine its sex and the other was to allow some of the others the chance to grow out.

So after i placed both Rtms into the 55 the female immediately started to color up!! and the unknown showed its true colors as well I had to take some quick video footage to catch their first interaction. Now mind you they are only 3.5" and the female still has a ways to go before being a jaw dropper, but she is on her way I plan on leaving the divider in for a few more days to let them settle into their new tank then ill give them a shot at each other to see how it goes but heres a lil video i took of them in their new tank. Enjoy

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[fishticuffs]

how exciting- i have been trying to get rt motas for like 2 years. i finally got them like 2 weeks ago- they are tiny, like half to 3/4 inch. i cant wait till they get big. i bought 11 of em in hopes to get a few breeders.

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

how exciting- i have been trying to get rt motas for like 2 years. i finally got them like 2 weeks ago- they are tiny, like half to 3/4 inch. i cant wait till they get big. i bought 11 of em in hopes to get a few breeders.

Thats awesome i was trying forever too. im glad when i finally did get some that they were the rio blancos cause imo they are better looking than the rio copans. which kind did you get? what size tank are they in? mine grew like weeds, i fed them live black worms, hikari gold, massivore, and NLS and did water changes 3 times a week. they should grow pretty fast for you. if they're .5-.75" now they should be close to 3" by april and ready to start pairing

 

[UMBEEKING]

Looking good brotha!

 

[smitty03281964]

They are going to be hard to beat. They look great.

 

[mbeatrice]

very nice good luck.

 

[jowens]

Nice man. I always enjoy your pics and videos.

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

Thank you guys for the nice comments. I am truly in love with these two! I have high hopes for them

 

[Freshwaterpredators]

well ive decided to pull the divider today and give them a shot ill post pics when i do. i was gonna wait but by the way they act thru divider its go time

 

[volcomstone]

well ive decided to pull the divider today and give them a shot ill post pics when i do. i was gonna wait but by the way they act thru divider its go time

Knowing you...they'll be officially paired/spawning before I go home from work today Anyways, those RTM's are sweeeeeeeeeet!