Synspilum Growouts

[cichlidsickness]

I got this batch of fry from a friend of mine. I've been growing them out since mid September of 2015. Right now, the biggest ones in the bunch are 3 inches and the smallest ones are 2 inches. They've got some red on their tail and dorsal fins with a blueish sheen to their body. I'm hoping to start seeing some more color in the next couple inches or so.

I plan on adding some some pics to this thread every month to keep track of their progress.

 

[cichlidsickness]

This was the first day I got them back in September

 

[cichlidsickness]

I took these photo's today

 

[xraycer]

That's s lot of synspilums!

 

[smitty03281964]

Sitting on a nice colony of Synspilums.

 

[Manu8__too]

IMO, the fastest growing Cichlid in the hobby. I had a male go from 5" to 12" in 5 months. He outgrew his 90G before I really had the chance to enjoy him. They're really neat fish. Below is a headshot of my old male a few days before I sold him. He was an absolute tank and was eating me out of house and home. The guy I sold him to sends me pics from time to time. He's currently 15" and 2" thick. Beast.....

 

[rdKirby]

Lucky you. Keep us posted on how these little syns develop, I'm very interested to see how they color up at a young age so it can help me pick out a nice specimen when I find some in my area.

 

[Ihsnshaik]

Reminds me of match my Midas and RD very overwhelming amount of fish!! Lol I have some synpsilum as well and all them look like that. Can't wait for them to get some real color.

I love these fish they get so beautiful when they get monster fish

 

[ragin_cajun]

They do grow fast. Pretty peaceful, too. they like Zucchini, and fruit. cut a mango in half and weight it down on the bottom with a fork. Romaine lettuce, too.

 

[ehh]

IMO, the fastest growing Cichlid in the hobby. I had a male go from 5" to 12" in 5 months. He outgrew his 90G before I really had the chance to enjoy him. They're really neat fish. Below is a headshot of my old male a few days before I sold him. He was an absolute tank and was eating me out of house and home. The guy I sold him to sends me pics from time to time. He's currently 15" and 2" thick. Beast.....
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I forgot you had this monster.