intern1 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just wana know some more info on these fish so if anyone wants to post some of there experiences, growth rates, brood size, ect regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hopper09 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just wana know some more info on these fish so if anyone wants to post some of there experiences, growth rates, brood size, ect regards, John HI John phenochilus tanzania are a good looking fish they once were as popular as a frontosa ,there growth rate is very very slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 They're a great fish. Really placid, good community fish. I had multiple males in a colony and they were very kind to each other. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 what is the rate of growth from fry 4-5cm to adult breeding size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 It takes about 2yrs+ for them to reach breeding age, 3.5 - 4yrs for them to colour up properly, I'd say your looking at about 10cm (5") growth in two years, they grow to about 25cm (10"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 It takes about 2yrs+ for them to reach breeding age, 3.5 - 4yrs for them to colour up properly, it is considered that the spangle pattern of each male is as unique as a finger print, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPM1976 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 It takes about 2yrs+ for them to reach breeding age, 3.5 - 4yrs for them to colour up properly, I'd say your looking at about 10cm (5") growth in two years, they grow to about 25cm (10"). Not true, my males coloured up at around 1 year.I still have 1 left that's about 2 years old and he has full spangle pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 From my personal research, most people say that the spangle pattern will continue to develop and it takes around 4yrs for the pattern to be complete. From the images I have seen they look fantastic around 2yrs but the spangle pattern won't cover their whole body till around 4yrs. It's pretty awesome if your fish already has complete spangle pattern after only 2yrs. Can only imagine how good it will look in another two years. Do you have any pic's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPM1976 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 From my personal research, most people say that the spangle pattern will continue to develop and it takes around 4yrs for the pattern to be complete. From the images I have seen they look fantastic around 2yrs but the spangle pattern won't cover their whole body till around 4yrs. It's pretty awesome if your fish already has complete spangle pattern after only 2yrs. Can only imagine how good it will look in another two years. Do you have any pic's? I don't but i can take one.I'll do it tomorrow and i can send it to your email,just send me a PM i don't how to upload pics here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 They are a very placid species and a true representation of the genus Placidichromis We found with the original import that they started to get the mosaic pattern at about 12 months and this increased and changed with age All in all a very appealing species and one I highly recommend Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 From my personal research, most people say that the spangle pattern will continue to develop and it takes around 4yrs for the pattern to be complete. From the images I have seen they look fantastic around 2yrs but the spangle pattern won't cover their whole body till around 4yrs. It's pretty awesome if your fish already has complete spangle pattern after only 2yrs. Can only imagine how good it will look in another two years. Do you have any pic's? I don't but i can take one.I'll do it tomorrow and i can send it to your email,just send me a PM i don't how to upload pics here. Here is a photo of Jason's magnificent looking Placidochromis sp. ''Phenochilus Tanzania'' with dominant spangle pattern after just two years. A beautiful fish that I have had the pleasure of seeing first hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Does Jason have fry or adults he wants to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hopper09 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 From my personal research, most people say that the spangle pattern will continue to develop and it takes around 4yrs for the pattern to be complete. From the images I have seen they look fantastic around 2yrs but the spangle pattern won't cover their whole body till around 4yrs. It's pretty awesome if your fish already has complete spangle pattern after only 2yrs. Can only imagine how good it will look in another two years. Do you have any pic's? I don't but i can take one.I'll do it tomorrow and i can send it to your email,just send me a PM i don't how to upload pics here. Here is a photo of Jason's magnificent looking Placidochromis sp. ''Phenochilus Tanzania'' with dominant spangle pattern after just two years. A beautiful fish that I have had the pleasure of seeing first hand. hey is jason on ACE if not can you ask him if he would like me to give him a large female so he can try and breed them or if he would like to sell his male to me ? thanhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Jason is JPM1976, part of this thread, sure he would be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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