the carpintis must have hit a growth spurt

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brandon skelton

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The escondido seems like he has hit a growth spurt since the last time ive posted about him. I have noticed a considerable amount of growth the last 2 weeks. What do you guys think? Im actually in the process of looking for a female for him to try breeding in the future. But LOOK AT THAT BLUE!!!!!
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Nice fish! Really cool colors!

Mine went through a growth spurt once, went from about 2-5" to 4 in a month which is about triple the growth rate normally, and now its been 4 months and he is just a tad bigger than 6", which means half an inch per month, which is the norm.

Good luck finding a female... I bought 15 Texas from my LFS over the period of a few months and most tyrned out to be male, and i only found 2 that were 100% female but he never bonded with them.
 
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LogiBear said:
Nice fish! Really cool colors!

Mine went through a growth spurt once, went from about 2-5" to 4 in a month which is about triple the growth rate normally, and now its been 4 months and he is just a tad bigger than 6", which means half an inch per month, which is the norm.

Good luck finding a female... I bought 15 Texas from my LFS over the period of a few months and most tyrned out to be male, and i only found 2 that were 100% female but he never bonded with them.
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Thank you. Thats the fear im having with this guy. Im thinking he wont accept a female but I have hope
 
Nice fish.
Carpintis are one of those cichlids that will breed very young and at a very small size.However breeding pairs will be painfully slow growing.If you want your carpintis to grow,keep pairs apart until they reach a decent length.
 
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Stanzzzz7 said:
Nice fish.
Carpintis are one of those cichlids that will breed very young and at a very small size.However breeding pairs will be painfully slow growing.If you want your carpintis to grow,keep pairs apart until they reach a decent length.
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oh i know. If im able to find a female i was gonna grow them out till there about 6-7 inches a peice before trying to breed :)
 
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