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[fishguy1978]

From the short video you posted I would say this is pair bond formation, as territorial aggression is much more, well, aggressive. Think of those little fin nips as love bites.

Ok, she doesn’t hammer him so hopefully she will calm down. He tries schooling with her.

 

[sir_keith]

...He tries schooling with her...

Well that does it; definitely pair bond formation. You can strengthen and accelerate this process by giving them something to defend against together, namely, dithers.

 

[fishguy1978]

I looked up severums and he appears to be a Heros liberifer.

 

[fishguy1978]

 

[sir_keith]

Looking good! Beautiful fishes, and great to see that they're getting along so well. It doesn't always go so smoothly with cichlids...

 

[fishguy1978]

Looking good! Beautiful fishes, and great to see that they're getting along so well. It doesn't always go so smoothly with cichlids...

Well, he is a Heros Liberifer, which are mouth brooders and she is a pit spawner. So, the hunt is on for one or the other of opposite sex.

 

[sir_keith]

Well, he is a Heros Liberifer, which are mouth brooders and she is a pit spawner. So, the hunt is on for one or the other of opposite sex.

Oh, I didn't know that; I thought he was just a geographical variant of severum. Obviously I haven't kept up with the Neotropicals. Hope you find some mates!

 

[fishguy1978]

Oh, I didn't know that; I thought he was just a geographical variant of severum. Obviously I haven't kept up with the Neotropicals. Hope you find some mates!

I haven’t either. I was looking up Heros sp. and there’s quite a selection. These really aren’t severum either as it is a different sp altogether. Aqua imports has Liberifer but small and expensive for my tastes. But Christmas is coming.

 

[fishguy1978]

What was in the bucket?

 

[DMD123]

Pleco(s)? Leopard frogs from @clownie... lol

 

[fishguy1978]

Pleco(s)? Leopard frogs from @clownie... lol

I can’t afford those

 

[DMD123]

You went back for the rainbows? Where did you get those from?

 

[fishguy1978]

You went back for the rainbows? Where did you get those from?

Yup, Martin Henry’s had 3. I have them in a 29g for now until I decide where to put them.

 

[DMD123]

Rainbows look great when they settle in. Look forward to the updates.

 

[fishguy1978]

Picked up 3 Geophagus brasiliensis today from AP:

 

[lloyd378]

Picked up 3 Geophagus brasiliensis today from AP:
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Wow, I haven’t seen those at AP very often.

were they special order?

 

[fishguy1978]

Wow, I haven’t seen those at AP very often.

were they special order?

I think there were 6-7. I got the 2 largest and a random small one.

 

[fishguy1978]

Wow, I haven’t seen those at AP very often.

were they special order?

I should read better. No, a random impulse buy from stock. My Tapajo where the same way. I hadn’t seen them prior to or since picking up my 3.

 

[fishguy1978]

Nitrates in the 220g are thru the roof. I did a 60% yesterday and am just finishing a 50% today. Forgot the heaters but the tank is maintaining 74 so I’m not worried there. Only one SD is showing stress from the nitrates.

 

[fishguy1978]

With the recent large water changes H. Notatus is doing the shake and her ovipositor is down. She really needs a partner that can reciprocate