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FS: Guianacara sp.

Becca

Becca

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Juveniles - photo is of one of the parents


$5 each. 4 for $16.

Most likely a regional variant of stergiosi or dacrya.

Easy to keep, nice bright white with pearly scales and gold/yellow fins.

Can be picked up in Damascus, MD or delivered to April meeting.

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lkelly

lkelly

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Becca said:
3-5" depending on sex, though it can be hard to tell males from females by looks until about a year after they've already started spawning. Females are smaller.
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Insider tip: you can tell the females from the males WHEN they are spawning by checking to see which one is laying eggs. Should cut your identification time short by about a year.

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Becca

Becca

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lkelly said:
Insider tip: you can tell the females from the males WHEN they are spawning by checking to see which one is laying eggs. Should cut your identification time short by about a year.

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I did actually almost add that, but figured it went without saying. :rolleyes:

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FishEggs

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lkelly said:
Insider tip: you can tell the females from the males WHEN they are spawning by checking to see which one is laying eggs. Should cut your identification time short by about a year.

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that's only if you can catch them in the act. Then that starts a whole big scandal.
 
FishEggs

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They'll have to go see the Garra Rufa for therapy.

Do you think they will do well in a 55g with 6 rainbow cichlids or will they go nuts during spawning?
 
Becca

Becca

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I think 6 rainbow cichlids is probably the maximum number of cichlids you want in a 55.

6 of these would be great in a 55 (that's how I keep them) but if you put 12 of comparable size and attitude in that tank, you're asking for trouble.
 
Becca

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lgfelic said:
I'm wondering how they'd do in my pool.
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Luis,

They're juvies, so they might not spawn this year, but they'd probably grow out very nicely in that much water. I've found them to be relatively temperate and I don't heat their tank in the summer. They tend to spawn most often in the fall, around the time I turn the heat back on, which might suggest a cooling off period is helpful, but it's not necessary.
 
Terri

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Love Guianacara spp.--I picked up 2 pair of Laetacara from Tangled Up Inn Cichlids during BFD & so no longer have the tank space. Perhaps once the 100g tub-pond warms up...
Terri
 
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