Texas Cichlids

Tyler718

Tyler718

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I just got 2 Texas Cichlids today from a lfs here in town. The question I have is how fast do they grow? I did some reading on this, but I haven't seen any info on this. Right now they are about 2 inches each in a 150g.


Thanks,
Dave
 
I bought a one inch Tex on August 4th. Today is December 7th and he is over two inches long. His green/blue cynaguttum spots are starting to show.
so he grew over a inch in roughly four months.

Tyler, are you back from Iraq? Welcome back
 
I think it depends on how much you feed them. They will grow quickly in the big tank. A year from now you will have some very big fish!!
 
Not only feeding...also water changes.

Mine isn't texas cichlid, but cousin of texas cichlid, carpintis.

When I got my carpintis, he was 1.25". 5 months later...he is 3.5".
 
I bought 4 carpintis in late summer (1 in Aug, the other 3 in late Sept) and they haven't had spectacular growth, well compared to my JD that grew over an inch a month. The largest is around 3" or so...with the others starting to catch up. They were in a 20gal tank up until a month ago and that might have been the reason for slower growth...but I can definintely tell that they are getting larger after a move to a larger tank (50gal).

Pei has it right about waterchanges being important... do 2-3 10-20% changes each week and they should start growing like crazy. A good diet is a must as well... stick with a good high quality pellet food and make sure to mix in quite a bit of spirulina based food...and maybe some earthworms/mealworms and fresh shrimp as treats.
 
The Carpinte only get to be 6", so you shouldn't expect them to grow as quickly. The Texas cichlid will grow to 12".
 
Originally posted by SayersWeb
The Carpinte only get to be 6", so you shouldn't expect them to grow as quickly. The Texas cichlid will grow to 12".
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Uhmm...you mean 6" for female. Carpintis doesn't grow that that small. Their max size is 8 to 9". If taken care properly...can get as big as 11" (very rare case).
 
Originally posted by peifc


Uhmm...you mean 6" for female. Carpintis doesn't grow that that small. Their max size is 8 to 9". If taken care properly...can get as big as 11" (very rare case).
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Ok, I was just using the species profile here on Aquaria Central: Carpinte

When you are saying 8 to 9" are you counting the length of the tail? Maybe that is the difference?
 
Not all of the species profiles on AC are 100% accurate. I'd say 6-7" for females and 9-11" for males...so slightly smaller than a true texas (H. cyanoguttatum), but not by a whole lot. Those are SL sizes, so from the snout to the peduncle (base of the tail).
 
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