I got a visit from Gene D earlier last week since he was in the neighborhood so he could take a look at my tanks. Subsequently, he offered me temporary custody of these beauties to see if I could get some breeding action from them. What remains of the original import from C&H are these four (1m/3f). Oddly enough, the dominant fish in this colony was a female while in Gene's tank and the single male was a scrawny beat up little guy who had escaped death thanks to Gene's timely intervention and care.
Once in my tank, the hierarchy was reset due to the presence of other larger Petros and the scrawny male started coloring up and picking on the other males (Longola, Ikola red eye, etc.) and making his presence known.
Today is their first day in my tank so I imagine they will color up more as time goes on. And I pray that they will start breeding soon so that this rare variant can have a sizable colony going here.
Thanks Gene and let's hope for the best with these guys. I'm excited to help out this colony any way I can.
Once in my tank, the hierarchy was reset due to the presence of other larger Petros and the scrawny male started coloring up and picking on the other males (Longola, Ikola red eye, etc.) and making his presence known.
Today is their first day in my tank so I imagine they will color up more as time goes on. And I pray that they will start breeding soon so that this rare variant can have a sizable colony going here.
Thanks Gene and let's hope for the best with these guys. I'm excited to help out this colony any way I can.
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