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Cichlasoma (Vieja) synspilum (Redhead Cichlid) Question

Busterny said:
Is there a way to tell male from female at younger ages? My son has 2 that are roughly 2-3". Both are starting to gain color.
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No.
 
Busterny said:
Is there a way to tell male from female at younger ages? My son has 2 that are roughly 2-3". Both are starting to gain color.
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Not too sure, that's a good question. I'll look into that for both of us. I have a question for you now. How long did it take to get 2-3"?
 
Modest_Man said:
I was simply stating from my view as a biologist on the color bit. Red creatures (high in carotene) bring out red in the animals that feed on them. Like flamingos (start out white, turn red/pink from krill). And salmon (farm raised are dyed the salmon pink color for market, as they're fed pellets and not krill the flesh is white when harvested).
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farmed salmon are not dyed pink for market they are fed a natural carotene in their diet that turns their flesh pink naturally the same as trout and the same as they eat in the wild.

a proper diet brings out a fishes natural colour and enhances that colour it but feeding a red feed won't make the scales of your fish turn red. the fishes natural genetics make up its ultimate colour.
 
How would a single adult specimen of this species fare in a 75 gallon with a ten gallon sump? I have a drilled 75 that I don't know what to do with.
 
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