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Cichlid Fry Development


Apistogramma cacatuoides 5 weeks old juvenile
The young fish are starting to develope their adult features: the slim body outline and  finnage. 



Another picture of an Apistogramma cacatuoides 5 weeks old juvenile

Apistogramma cacatuoides juvenile 7 weeks old

Here you can already tell how this fish will look like as an adult. The adult coloration is still missing to keep theyoung fish protected from predators.The juveniles are still very small at that age ,less than a 1/4".

9 weeks old Apistogramma viejita II juvenile

12 weeks old Apistogramma bitaenita juvenile

The young fish start to develope their adult coloration around this age. They almost resemble a full grown fish now. Trained eyes can sex the fish at this age. My guess is that this fish is a young female. The dorsal and anal fin tips are rounded, the ventral fins have a black stripe in them. Those are good indications for sexing this juvenile as a female.

12 weeks old A.viejita II juvenile "yawning"

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