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AWESOME THREAD .........MATT YOU ARE A WEALTH OF INORMATION. I AM GLAD I KNOW YOU AND THAT YOU ARE LOCAL !

 

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You've gotten some great advice.

I haven't found them to be particularly brutal to each other, but maybe that's because I've had them together since collecting them as fry in Uruguay. I have mine (5) including 2 that seem to be a pair in a 2'x2'x1' tank with a little sand, flowerpots, plastic plants, sponge and box filters. They get weekly 1/3-1/2 water change and are big eaters (NLS, flake, red wigglers, whatever). They're in with a chanchito and some Ameca splendens goodeids. Mine haven't spawned yet but could any day (largest are ~4-5")

(Villa) Constitucion is in Northwest Uruguay so is warmer than Southern Uruguay. We found the fry in about 2' of water, overgrown with plants...and crawling with baby wolf fish (Hoplias) and tetras. The larger ones are found with pikes (crenicichla), Gymnogeos, Pimelodella type cats, etc.

Some pictures of Villa Constitucion, Uruguay and my fish...

Matt

Awesome pics! You lucky man! At the club meeting yesterday, our speaker was talking about his trip fish collecting in Uruguay. I found it very interesting and the fish were stunning!

They were in a 90g with some other fish, then moved into a 55g by themselves. I bred them a bunch of times but eventually run out of room, so I gave them to Ken. They did seem to enjoy plants and prefer to spawn on leaves, but they also spawned on rocks, etc. Very cool fish

An old video of them in a 55g:
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Is that you in the last picture Matt?

Fabulous vid! I will definitely be utilizing your pointers. Three of them are juveniles. the other is around 1 1/2-2". I'm sure it'll be some time before they spawn for me, but I really want to give them a tank they'll be comfortable and happy in. I love watching fish grow up happy and healthy. For me, it's one of the joys of fishkeeping. Learning about their natural environment, providing it for them, and having them spawn for me is another huge bonus and one I don't mind being patient for