The Cichlid Room Companion

by **seanwelsh1** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:47 pm

Well here he is in all his glory ! He is around 8" now so still a bit of growing to do

The little female saxatilis is around 3" so you can get an idea of size

by **Cichlidfever** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:07 pm

He looks good

by **Alex Odesit** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:20 pm

nice fish Sean.

by **christoph** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:42 am

nice fish, really different patterns than mine.
Why do you think the first one is a male, behaviour ?

by **seanwelsh1** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:30 am

christoph wrote:nice fish, really different patterns than mine.
Why do you think the first one is a male, behaviour ?

I have 5 and two larger ones seem to be males . They were all purchased at the same time but two have grown bigger than the rest .

by **christoph** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:47 am

I have also two bigger ones, seems to be males.

My male

by **Piotr Koba** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:11 am

Wow beautiful fish Sean and Christoph! I assume Christoph's one is larger? What's his lenght?

by **Cichlidfever** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:45 am

Christoph he is very nice looking

by **christoph** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:55 am

mine is around 13"
yours is really more greenish, mine (the dominant one) sometimes more blue, the other 2 grey-green.

by **seanwelsh1** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:03 am

yeah mine is 8" so a while to go yet !

Male Hoplarchus psittacus