Just over 5 weeks and not much of a change from the last update. They are off of baby brine shrimp and feeding crushed flakes and pellets for a few days now
The Development of Andinoacara Rivulatus (white & gold saum)
- Thread starter Spence
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7 Weeks:
Starting to look like little green terrors now as they have thickened up considerably, but are still only about 3/4" long. They don't have much color yet other than the full pink bellies after they eat. But there is a tinge of green just starting to come through now. They are not nearly as skittish when I approach the tank either. They have started to recognize me as their food source.
Starting to look like little green terrors now as they have thickened up considerably, but are still only about 3/4" long. They don't have much color yet other than the full pink bellies after they eat. But there is a tinge of green just starting to come through now. They are not nearly as skittish when I approach the tank either. They have started to recognize me as their food source.
Thought a little feeding video might show them a bit better than the images:
I'll call this the two month update. They grew enough to where I noticed I had to cull a few because of obvious deformities. And I lost a couple others for some unknown reason. I'd estimate that I still have about 40 out of the 50 fry I originally started with
Most are around 3/4" long. The biggest change is that they have thickened up. I can definitely see some size difference between the larger and smaller individuals now.
So we are about 2 and half months in. I thought these guys would be bigger overall by now. I'm guessing they won't be a sellable size for at least a few more months. Here a few pics of the fry and a couple other pics I took of the parents who continue to spawn every few weeks. You can really see the green scales coming through on the juvies, but not much of anything on whether they'll be gold, silver, or yellow yet.
