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Paco in 35 better pic though
Paco in 35 better pic though
Amphilophus citrinellus
Paco months ago but better pic quality
posted by: April Ledford

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Jul 15th, 2008
Views: 217 Rated: (11 votes)
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s m » posted 2008/07/15 - 18:56
Very nice!
Dan Noon » posted 2008/07/15 - 19:28
karrie edwards » posted 2008/07/15 - 20:32
super nice, but he will need a bigger tank.
***kylie *** » posted 2008/07/15 - 22:38
Marc Ryan » posted 2008/07/15 - 22:46  
Are you sure it's a female, April? Has it layed eggs? It appears to be a male, with those long trailers and nuchal hump.
m. amin » posted 2008/07/15 - 23:09
Jerry Goebert » posted 2008/07/15 - 23:58
crystal abshire » posted 2008/07/16 - 02:23
I would say that I have to agree with Marc - this looks like a male to me also ! Gorgeous fish though !!!
April Ledford » posted 2008/07/16 - 02:41  
I was wondering if you could tell me how you identified it as a male.. I have always called it a her but not a big deal if it is a male ..Just would like to know when i go find a mate...Thank you in advance
April
crystal abshire » posted 2008/07/16 - 03:09  
I good way to tell is the hump it has on its head-- I like to call it a man bump -lol- also its fins are very long and have very nice long flowinf trail fins ! Hope this info may help in the future. Crystal
Marc Ryan » posted 2008/07/16 - 06:34  
With this species, the majority of the time you really have to rely on viewing the sex organ to be absolutely certain. If you bump up your tempo. to 82*F combined with good water quality it will drop it's sex organ. If it is large and rounded off then you have a female, if it's slim and comes to a point than it's a male. (Be sure to drop the temp back to 78*F afterwards.) However, as Crystal stated, The long long fin extensions and prominant nuchal hump are usually male traits. Females can also have these traits, which is why they can sometimes be difficult to sex. IMO this fish has the body structure of a male.
Marc Ryan » posted 2008/07/16 - 07:01  
I might also add. A good temperature range for this species is from 72*F - 80*F. Some recomend the lower end of the scale and other's the higher. Personally i keep them at the higher end as i find they look and act terrible in cooler water's.
joshua weeks » posted 2008/07/16 - 17:40
kyle jackson » posted 2008/07/17 - 05:00
looks male to me also, very nice tho.
bip_ 4u » posted 2008/07/17 - 10:29
Leigh Partridge » posted 2008/07/29 - 14:26

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Latest comments:
Justin Deans, 2008-12-03 20:34

yea they look alright, not a type that I would keep though. did you just pi
bip_ 4u, 2008-12-03 20:27

How big do they get? I don't think I want one that is so aggressive like th
*Christian* :o), 2008-12-03 20:26

Looks great! love the whole setup and love how its nice and dim!
bip_ 4u, 2008-12-03 20:22

Very nice!! Nice 'creamy' coloration.
James Su, 2008-12-03 20:20

It isn't a flavus :D :D It is a Tropheops 'Red Fin' Male
bip_ 4u, 2008-12-03 20:19

Gorgeous!