Thank you everyone for the nice comments. This guy is still my favorite too. I'm surprised that his nuchal hump hasn't taken off yet. I know it will tho. My other guys hump has. Something tells me this guy is gonna get huge!

Sounds like an episode of the HBO prison show, OZ...lol. Sorry you lost an Umbee. Monster looks great though. I can't believe he grew so much since January. Hopefully you'll be able to find a nice BIG female for him. I have a few plans for new tanks in the coming months, one Dwarf Cichlid tank, one saltwater, one brackish, and at least one large enough to keep some Umbee growouts. Maybe I'll be able to get some fry from you when the time comes.Thank you.
Well Last nite the other male decided to cross the divider to hang out with Monster. I came home from work to find that other male Murdered!!! completely de-scaled. not one scratch on Monster. So now he has the whole tank to himself.. sometimes i wonder if he planned this the whole time and coaxed the other guy over lol. its not really that funny but in some demented way i try to find humor in it![]()