Chocolate Cichlid (Hypselecara temporalis)

[fishguy1978]

All 4 choco's

 

[fishguy1978]

The smallest and the biggest.

 

[A201]

Looks like they are getting some size & looking good.
Here's a pic of my smaller Chocolate. She's about 9 inches. I transferred the 10.5 inch male to a semi private wet pet tank due to aggression towards the female.

 

[FINWIN]

Good size on her! She might have more growth to go.

 

[fishguy1978]

There's some pecking order squabbling going on between the Chocos. The female keeps chasing the largest male away while allowing the med juvenile to show interest. I have the new tank and am tempted to swap the med juvie and female into that tank to see if they would spawn.

 

[jake37]

What size aquarium are the chocolate in? Just curious what issues i should expect when mine age - i have 4 in a 600 (10ft x 4ft floor); though long term i only plan on keeping two. The ones i ahve are wc and currently 4ish inch. One have develop the habbit of exploring the floor and caves the loaches/plecos have setup and acting shock from time to time; the other three are less bold (or less curious) and tend to stay higher.

 

[fishguy1978]

What size aquarium are the chocolate in? Just curious what issues i should expect when mine age - i have 4 in a 600 (10ft x 4ft floor); though long term i only plan on keeping two. The ones i ahve are wc and currently 4ish inch. One have develop the habbit of exploring the floor and caves the loaches/plecos have setup and acting shock from time to time; the other three are less bold (or less curious) and tend to stay higher.

I have them in a 260g, 7ft x 2.5ft. There's been some flaring and lip locking between the female and largest me but so far no injuries. I'm sure if the female truly paired off and spawned there would be a need to remove the other two quick, fast and in a hurry.

 

[jake37]

I have them in a 260g, 7ft x 2.5ft. There's been some flaring and lip locking between the female and largest me but so far no injuries. I'm sure if the female truly paired off and spawned there would be a need to remove the other two quick, fast and in a hurry.

Yea i associate lip locking as the female testing the male for suitability; of course if she rejects him sometime it is not so pleasant (at least with angels).

 

[fishguy1978]

Yea i associate lip locking as the female testing the male for suitability; of course if she rejects him sometime it is not so pleasant (at least with angels).

Yeah, he's not an alpha male. He's kinda laid back.

 

[jake37]

My presumed juvies bred. I am unhappy.


So far they are very very passive much like my krobia - the serpae are all lined up about 8 inches away waiting for the parents to leave. The tank as a whole is so peaceful didn't realize they had bred till i went to the other side to see why they weren't in the open like usual. I sincerely wish they had waited another year. I mean they are still pretty small.