What Size Do You Prefer To Buy Cichla?

[MFM]

Mark what size you prefer to buy your cichla, and comment if you like please.

 

[hmoobvwj]

3"-6". I like buying at a younger age and seeing the process/coloring up they go through.

 

[MFM]

yeah, same here.
I like the satisfaction of growing them up all the way,

 

[haynchinook334]

I like to get them small and raise them to figure out the difference between mono's, ocell's, kelberi's, etc...

 

[jcardona1]

9+ for me, if i can find them. that way i dont waste time growing out a fish that wont develop into a stunner. especially orinos. hard to tell at a young age how it will look grown up. by the time its grown up, youve invested 20x the value of the fish in housing/food costs

the rio meta and rio negro orinos were an exception though

 

[Austin]

i've been buying small but have decided i am done with that. i would rather just qt and in to the big tank.

 

[bond007]

I said 2-4 cause that what I just got. I would love to get some bigger but to much $$. Plus they grow pretty fast and are really cool little fish.

 

[shookONES]

9+ for me, if i can find them. that way i dont waste time growing out a fish that wont develop into a stunner. especially orinos. hard to tell at a young age how it will look grown up. by the time its grown up, youve invested 20x the value of the fish in housing/food costs

the rio meta and rio negro orinos were an exception though

I agree...this especially applies to Orinos and Kelberi. I want to make sure I've got a stunner on my hands before I invest my heart into it.

That said, I can't help but enjoy raising a group of small cichla. Wild to see how that 2" noodle turns into an 18" menace!

 

[k0y0te]

i like to buy as small as possible. i luv watching them grow/ color change over time!

 

[GudEnuf]

i like to buy as small as possible. i luv watching them grow/ color change over time!

more fun!