Vieja Maculicauda (Black Belt)

[FishKing5]

Pic of my 4.5" vieja maculicauda black belt. Loving the color on this guy so far. Should be a good looking adult in the near future.

 

[Crazy mike]

Nice! Reminds me of when mine was that size. Looks good

 

[isde02]

Pic of my 4.5" vieja maculicauda black belt. Loving the color on this guy so far. Should be a good looking adult in the near future.

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Where'd you pick this one up at?

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

That is a really nice Black Belt, I miss mine.

 

[FishKing5]

Got this fish from rapps a few months back at around 1.5 inches

 

[FishKing5]

Anyone ever had any luck raising these fish with other Vieja? This guy is actually pretty mellow especially compared to my dominant male lake peten melanura. Hoping he will work out in the 300 gallon I move him and all my Rio sarstun and Lake peten to. I have a feeling he will but things could change when the fish hit adulthood

 

[Justin Holland]

Anyone ever had any luck raising these fish with other Vieja? This guy is actually pretty mellow especially compared to my dominant male lake peten melanura. Hoping he will work out in the 300 gallon I move him and all my Rio sarstun and Lake peten to. I have a feeling he will but things could change when the fish hit adulthood

I have had no luck getting maculicaudia to be in a community type setting. I have a female that has been nothing short of Savage since 3". She will be solo for the rest of her life.

 

[Justin Holland]

This is her in a 4 foot tank alone.

 

[FishKing5]

This is her in a 4 foot tank alone.

I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed. My lake peten melanura is by far the most dominant fish and my black belt seems to be quite mellow but only time will tell

 

[FishKing5]

Where'd you pick this one up at?

Jeff rapps quite a while back when he was around 1.5 inches