Theraps lentiginosus

[duanes]

During the summer, (most of the time), I do daily 30% water changes.
Winter maybe every other day.
I try to feed all young fish twice per day, adults less.
The lents have been getting a feeding of mosquito larvae in the morning, and later a spirulina, alternated with shrimp based pellet (I use HBH super soft, but that's just my random preference).
My 4 rain barrels are the constant source of the mosquito larvae.

Nice! Mine are quite smaller. What's your water change/ feeding regimen like?




I had these guys for a while. I traded mine to Matt Q some time last year. I believe he still has them. Theraps and Astatheros are my favorites

 

[NorCaliCichlids]

Nice! Yours are growing quite a bit faster than mine are. I have about a dozen lents and still have 5 or 6 Coeruleus in my 180.

 

[duanes]

One or two have grown quite fast, and are heads and tails larger than he others, and a couple have hardly grown at all.
My plan is to move them to 6ft stream tank as soon as I can get it together.

 

[duanes]

Little update

 

[TMSB805]

Looking good. Thanks for the update.

 

[NorCaliCichlids]

I have 1 bigger male, about 5" and around a dozen smaller ones still. I think I have 5 Coeruleus as well left but they all look alike lol. Coeruleus are slightly "whiter".

 

[duanes]

I have 6 of the original 8 I started with, and am assuming the 2 larger ones are males, but other than size, I have not been able to notice any sexual differences yet.


They've been chowing down on mosquito larvae and gammarus all summer, puts them into a bit of frenzy.

 

[NorCaliCichlids]

Awesome pics! I need to figure out how to post pics here from my iphone. I could overload the internet if I figure that out!

 

[duanes]

Suckin down a squiter