those are really nice Melarura. I hope mine colors-up as it gets bigger - even at 8" he/she still doesn't have the color I had hoped forExcited to see these guys grow up. They're growing quick.
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give 'em some time, GTs take a good bit of time to reach adulthood,.....they can breed as early as 3", but it takes 2-3 years for a male to hit 10"-11". Females might stop at 5"-6" and that usually takes 18 months at most, but supposedly they can hit 8" but I never seen one.out of my breeding group of Rivs, I'm most excited for these two White Saums... been searching high and low for some for years!
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Thanks, Frank Castle . Your male is stunning, btw. I can't wait for them to begin to grow, but I'm just worried I have all females in my tank lol I know they are still small (around ~2") but they all appear to be female (all 8 of them) - which would really suck!!give 'em some time, GTs take a good bit of time to reach adulthood,.....they can breed as early as 3", but it takes 2-3 years for a male to hit 10"-11". Females might stop at 5"-6" and that usually takes 18 months at most, but supposedly they can hit 8" but I never seen one.
That male I just posted is probably barely 6"
wow......those are just French fries in that 1st pic lolI'm looking forward to my group of Lents getting bigger. It's a slow process with these but should eventually reach around 7 inches.
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Also have these helleri fry growing on.
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Also have these,they are about 3 to 4 inches
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Is that a melanura in your last pic? BeautifulI'm looking forward to my group of Lents getting bigger. It's a slow process with these but should eventually reach around 7 inches.
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Also have these helleri fry growing on.
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Also have these,they are about 3 to 4 inches
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Thanks, yes it is.Is that a melanura in your last pic? Beautiful