For me the Trimac has been on my list of dream fish to own. I dont know exactly what it is but there is just a simplicity to this fish, no giant nuchal hump, no outrageous orange splash of color like my other amphilophus, just a big, powerful fish with a ton of attitude.
My search began when I was looking at an empty 75 gallon and wanted to get something to fill it. I contacted @lloyd378 who of course knew a guy who happened to be getting out of the hobby and who happened to have a trimac. This was the fish when it came to me around March of 2020 (Picture from @lloyd378)
![6307378806344933420 (1).jpg 6307378806344933420 (1).jpg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7634-4f4e8a85e3173dcf6363348e899f6356.jpg)
While this grew to be quite a large, impressive fish... it turned out to be quite a problematic one too. Just too many weird quirky health issues. So I decided to part ways and actually @lloyd378 decided to take a crack at it and hope he can do something with it. But in its good period it was a looker
![IMG_20201226_092835407.jpg IMG_20201226_092835407.jpg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7635-24667ff75b8a9bae28000c00efe0640c.jpg)
![IMG_20201226_093118094.jpg IMG_20201226_093118094.jpg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7636-f5af65a78e25514a760bfb1a320fdfdc.jpg)
Tanks have been upgraded since and now I am using a 90 gallon with dual Aquaclear 110's on it. I will be able to open up two of my 90’s, one with a dark substrate and one light. I could also do a divider and raise 4 of the fish separately too. Will see how they are when they come in.
My current idea in the works is a group of six F1 Rio Niltepec from Max's Cichlids. They are paid for and the arrangement is that I pick them up at the airport this Sunday. He says he can sex 4” fish and is looking to get me six males. My hope is for that one perfect trimac with nice ‘flowers’ and hopefully the eye ‘teardrop’.
This is a pic from his email, if mine turn out anything like this, I will be happy
![7C9CDE51-CEB9-41BA-9671-69EF98021340.jpeg 7C9CDE51-CEB9-41BA-9671-69EF98021340.jpeg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7642-1f867db4c27b48df3ceefccd08ddd6b7.jpg)
I will edit this post to add more stuff, like picture and what not... stay tuned.
My search began when I was looking at an empty 75 gallon and wanted to get something to fill it. I contacted @lloyd378 who of course knew a guy who happened to be getting out of the hobby and who happened to have a trimac. This was the fish when it came to me around March of 2020 (Picture from @lloyd378)
![6307378806344933420 (1).jpg 6307378806344933420 (1).jpg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7634-4f4e8a85e3173dcf6363348e899f6356.jpg)
While this grew to be quite a large, impressive fish... it turned out to be quite a problematic one too. Just too many weird quirky health issues. So I decided to part ways and actually @lloyd378 decided to take a crack at it and hope he can do something with it. But in its good period it was a looker
![IMG_20201226_092835407.jpg IMG_20201226_092835407.jpg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7635-24667ff75b8a9bae28000c00efe0640c.jpg)
![IMG_20201226_093118094.jpg IMG_20201226_093118094.jpg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7636-f5af65a78e25514a760bfb1a320fdfdc.jpg)
Tanks have been upgraded since and now I am using a 90 gallon with dual Aquaclear 110's on it. I will be able to open up two of my 90’s, one with a dark substrate and one light. I could also do a divider and raise 4 of the fish separately too. Will see how they are when they come in.
My current idea in the works is a group of six F1 Rio Niltepec from Max's Cichlids. They are paid for and the arrangement is that I pick them up at the airport this Sunday. He says he can sex 4” fish and is looking to get me six males. My hope is for that one perfect trimac with nice ‘flowers’ and hopefully the eye ‘teardrop’.
This is a pic from his email, if mine turn out anything like this, I will be happy
![7C9CDE51-CEB9-41BA-9671-69EF98021340.jpeg 7C9CDE51-CEB9-41BA-9671-69EF98021340.jpeg](https://www.wafishbox.com/forums/data/attachments/7/7642-1f867db4c27b48df3ceefccd08ddd6b7.jpg)
I will edit this post to add more stuff, like picture and what not... stay tuned.
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