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Two more individuals in the tank, a lot smaller and thinner than the previously photographed one
This was the one I thought was male, biggest in the tank and no ocellus, however you may be right as belly is definitely still rounder and slightly pink
I should add behaviour wise it’s also the...
Would the lack of ocellus not be a tell tale sign of being male?
They had been well fed so could explain the rounded appearance but not entirely sure
I’ll keep sneaking up on them trying to get a better shot when the dorsal is extended
One of the bigger males left in my shop, roughly 2.5-3inches now
Still quite confident in being a Wallaciia but i may have to take a few more home, you know to really make sure for science
Hey! It was me who served you over the weekend, nice to see you here!
Just following this to see what the outcome is, like I said I’d love to be wrong and for it to be male
First of all, what a stunning specimen!
And yes, currently no white visible on the ocellus but at the size it’s hard to actually distinguish, I’m glad i took this chance, and I may have to pick up another one this weekend
There has been discrossus on my mind, specifically foirni so potentially a tank in the future, as I fear my A.diadema would make short work ofDiscrossus
I do believe it is the Wallaciia genus, bares a resemblance to sp. Orinoco but doesn’t have the dual dorsal ocellus seen typically
Either way, very interested to see how it develops further!
The Gymnos were never a long term plan for this tank, it was a case of rescuing them from someone else’s tank
By winter they should be in a tank that’s kept around 18c year round
Definitely, hopefully it does end up being Wallaciia, which looks a bit more promising due to the dorsal spot and mouth shape but we shall see
Behaviour wise is much more akin to Wallaciia too, more skulking and hiding than from what I’ve typically seen in the larger pikes
Exactly the same here, original plan was a 3ft by 2ft in the cabinet under this tank for sclero, the rhabs and probably bloodfin tetra
But I want to start breeding a few fish and it’s the only space I have
Too many fish not enough room
Thank you!
And no it’s a gymnogeophagus rhabdotus that I took in from a customer
Trying to move it on to someone i know who keeps s.barbatus so they’ll be in much more suitable tank
I ended up taking one home to grow on and hopefully ID as it ages
Luxury of working in a fish store, if it does turn out to be a larger species I can take him back
The shop I work in have had a delivery of pike cichlids, listed as C.geayi but I don’t believe they are
My guess is a notopthalmus sp of some sort, any guesses?
I was more concerned on them being targeted but luckily nothing
And I do believe I have two males and a female judging by their behaviours so that works out well
Obviously I can always take one into work if there is conflict
Fantastic, they quickly outgrew the temp holding tank so I moved them into my main tank expecting a bit of conflict but so far, nothing they’re left alone and they leave the other cichlids alone