Another favorite??? EBAcara

[Atitagain]

This group is moving up my rankings quick. I have 6 of them , I believe they were 1 1/2- 2” when they arrived. I would say the three biggest are pushing 4”, a couple 3”, and one that is still 2”-ish(I target feed him but sloooow growing I guess looks/ acts very healthy) They have been in a 60G for 7-8 months and recently moved to a 125G 2 weeks ago. Their colors, fins, and attitude are all coming through beautifully! 
 

1) Oscar’s 

⬆️what day is it ⬇️
1) rummynose tetra 

3) Electric Blue Acara

4)+ a lot of different species will make my top 5 depending on mood

⬆️Gorgeous ⬆️
I believe these two are spawning? Female on left/ top (biggest) male on right/ bottom  (2 nd biggest)⬇️?

 

[Patrick_G]

Those pics could be the cover of any number of books on tropical fish! Stunning!

[Atitagain]

On 8/26/2022 at 9:41 PM, Patrick_G said:

Those pics could be the cover of any number of books on tropical fish! Stunning!

Thank you, I kinda thought the same thing the camera on this phone makes a big difference. It would probably help if I cleaned my glass before I started taking pics but when I seen them looking so good I just started clicking.

Big shout out and thank you to @Fish Folk your journals have introduced me and educated as well. GBR, rainbow shiners, EBA, I’m sure soon to be ect…

[Fish Folk]

Looking great! They’ll keep growing. My breeder male was closing in on 6-inches  by the time I moved him along. If you have a nice sized tank, they’re the best cichlid in this color, hands down.

Once they get spawning down though… they can produce a LOT of fry. It is easy to sell 6x young EBAs. Not so easy to move 60x. 

Edited August 27, 2022 by Fish Folk

[CKetchum]

Very nice! Do they "sparkle/flash"? 

[dasaltemelosguy]

On 8/26/2022 at 5:30 PM, Atitagain said:

This group is moving up my rankings quick. I have 6 of them , I believe they were 1 1/2- 2” when they arrived. I would say the three biggest are pushing 4”, a couple 3”, and one that is still 2”-ish(I target feed him but sloooow growing I guess looks/ acts very healthy) They have been in a 60G for 7-8 months and recently moved to a 125G 2 weeks ago. Their colors, fins, and attitude are all coming through beautifully! 
 

1) Oscar’s 

⬆️what day is it ⬇️
1) rummynose tetra 

3) Electric Blue Acara

4)+ a lot of different species will make my top 5 depending on mood

⬆️Gorgeous ⬆️
I believe these two are spawning? Female on left/ top (biggest) male on right/ bottom  (2 nd biggest)⬇️?

 

Absolutely stunning shots! I love that fish too. I have 15 juveniles in grow out now. Nice personalities and they almost glow in the dark! Your fish are beautiful. 

[Atitagain]

On 8/28/2022 at 12:52 PM, CKetchum said:

Very nice! Do they "sparkle/flash"? 

Thank you, I’d more compare their color to blue crome but not reflective. But almost reflective sometimes. 🫣

 

On 8/28/2022 at 5:54 PM, dasaltemelosguy said:

Absolutely stunning shots! I love that fish too. I have 15 juveniles in grow out now. Nice personalities and they almost glow in the dark! Your fish are beautiful. 

I think I have a pair guarding some eggs right now. They are certainly acting like it but I can’t see where eggs are due to the rocks/ hiding spots. Their personalities are great you get a lot of the cichlid behaviors without the high aggression.  Thank you!