Peanut_Power;3785048; said:Awesome!! And your pH is PERFECT!!! The atabapo IIs look amazing!!! Perhaps you'll be able to achieve their full adult coloration? I hope you got a female though!!! If they are from the same batch that Scott had at the MCA then I think I picked out the only female. LoL
Check the dorsal, females will have a distinct black blotch or several black spots close together about the middle of the dorsal.
I just saw that Scott got in some more interesting crenicichla. Those cincta he has are tempting me. He also has some nice lenticulata in right now too.
Thanks for sharing! Superb pictures!!
I don't know if they were from the same group but I do believe that I have a large female. She has a group of small black dots/blotches that start in the middle, follows down the dorsal fin towards the tail, and stops 2" up or so before the tip of the dorsal fin ends. I was trying extra hard to get a pic of that but she wouldn't fan her dorsal fin long enough for me to take a picture. I will continue to try to take some pictures of that dorsal fin, the moment I do get a pic. I will share.
