Rio Araguaia Growout Thread!
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BumpHey all, here's a belated update. There's some very interesting developments on this trio, although not quite what I was expecting. These guys have pretty awesome eyes, and I am starting to notice some white/pale yellow spots showing up in the first dorsal in between alternating spines. Intriguing!
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The brave female -- she is the least skittish of the trio, so this is the best photo out of this set. You can kind of see those alternating spots on the first dorsal, even though it's not raised. These guys are definitely a bit more aloof than the captive bred ones I've had.
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The small male
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Another shot of the boys together. A bit of a size difference, but they are all still getting along.
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Hi hi! The fish are are hitting puberty and are just now starting to color up. I was really confused for a while because they looked like they had a possible 4th bar, with no speckles or spangles. As of two weeks ago, I was despairing of them actually being kelberi, which would be strange to have happen from a well-respected importer.
They are the real deal, though, they are just late bloomers!!
The female is turning this gorgeous lime green color and is starting to show a lot of black speckling on her back and some yellow spangles in her pelvic and anal fins. The males aren't quite as impressive, but I will post pics in the next few days. Thank you for thinking about me and the pbass.
They are the real deal, though, they are just late bloomers!!
The female is turning this gorgeous lime green color and is starting to show a lot of black speckling on her back and some yellow spangles in her pelvic and anal fins. The males aren't quite as impressive, but I will post pics in the next few days. Thank you for thinking about me and the pbass.
I can't wait to see an updated photo of these!! Super excited that there are still some from that batch around.
Here we go. The males (middle, bottom) aren't that much to look at, but I am starting to see spangles on their anal and pelvic fins. Lady looks nice (top).
These are a very interesting and a special group of Kelberis. I've only seen 4 bar kelberis once in my life and it was about 15 years ago from a member named red1 on a different forum. From what I remember it turned into a real beauty. These really haven't grown a ton in the past year and they look like slow developers. From my experience, the kelberis that take a long time to develop turn out to be some of the nicest looking kels. I can definitely tell you one thing, these are nothing like the other rio araguias that have been floating around in the trade.
Thanks for the update Heather!
I agree with
bOOsteN aUdI
it seems the real wc kelberi that take their time to mature end up being the real lookers. Give these guys a nice big tank to themselves and another year and I bet they will be some of the nicest ones around.
I agree with
bOOsteN aUdI
it seems the real wc kelberi that take their time to mature end up being the real lookers. Give these guys a nice big tank to themselves and another year and I bet they will be some of the nicest ones around.
They definitely are taking their time! All of them are still under 10".
Largest male:
Middle-sized female
Smallest male, still looking kind of drab.
Group Shot.
Largest male:
Middle-sized female
Smallest male, still looking kind of drab.
Group Shot.
