Amphilophus trimaculatus

[AquaStudent]

Hello all,

It's been awhile but I'm back in the area. I hope to attend a meeting or two before the end of the year.

I've downsized to a single 75G aquarium containing my lone Trimac, Ragnar. I picked him up from Rapps early this spring at about 3" in length and since then he's grown like crazy. Currently he's between 9-10" and stocky.

I would have liked to move him to my former 135G but he wouldn't have done well with the other inhabitants. If his reflection was in the tank I don't think it would survive.

He's full of flare and greets me every time I walk into the room. I hope to get my hands on another 6' tank in the relatively near future.

Tank quick details: 75 gallons
Filters: Fluval FX6, Eheim Professional 3
Lighting: Current USA LED Freshwater+

 

[dogofwar]

Nice!

 

[DBLN8]

Beautiful! Mine is from Rapps 2.5 years ago, he's approx 13" or so now.

 

[AquaStudent]

Awesome fish DBLN8! I hope mine grows up to be as good as yours.

 

[Fishlover]

How much was the young fish when bought it? Does it eat NLS

 

[AquaStudent]

How much was the young fish when bought it? Does it eat NLS

I believe he was around $8 plus shipping. I had gotten a group and he was the keeper out of all of them. I tried to keep him with a female but even when he was smaller he was lethally aggressive. He even busted down a tank barrier to do bad things.

Incredibly fun fish though for those who like interaction between wet pet and person

 

[AquaStudent]

Few more photos of Ragnar today. He's getting some serious mass on him. I really wish I still had my 6' tank for him. He could really use the extra space.

He's between 9-10" from tip to tail.