Pheno Gissel

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I have kept pheno Tanzania and Mdoka but have always wanted a group of gissel as there are few truly green cichlids in the world. These guys are just starting to show color in the blue black range but will turn jade green as they mature. Here's a short vid of my group...


Oh and plz excuse the lairy decor, this is my son's choice for his 75gal lol

[brianyelick]

Awesome fish danny very cool variety of pheno.
I love the krabby patty building I actually have the same one lol.

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

Killer tank Danny!

[mikevxr]

Is that Petro Trews in with them? How do they get along?

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It is Mike. They get along great actually. I had 17 trew's but recently got a mystery illness that did not respond to a metro/kanaplex combo, or an additional broad spectrum antibiotic and even heavy salt baths. I lost 13 trew's and all 6 trophs. The remaining 4 trew's and all the pheno's never even got sick. 38 yrs in the hobby & I have never experienced such a ruthless pathogen. It was pretty disheartening as you can imagine.
Back to your question, though, they get along well, but the trew's are only 2-2.5". Who knows what will happen when they hit 6-8" lol

[tankoftangs]

Wish my tank was that clean! Hope you update this in several months with a new video once they get a little older and get their adult colors. I briefly tried to find a couple of pictures of adults online but not sure I am finding the right fish. They already look pretty amazing.

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Thanks, I like to keep it clean looking.bthe lairy colors of my son's decor choice Mae's it pop as well, lol. They are really stunning as adults. I cannot load the pic I have from the net as the site has reached it's space limit for images. They get really deep jade green. I'm sure hoping mine do! I will update this thread for sure mate.

[brianyelick]

So sorry to hear about your petrochromis Danny. glad you had a few make it love the phenos. Very cool fish and they get a nice size too.

[mikevxr]

Sorry to hear about your trews and trophs - unfortunately these things happen occasionally and puts a dampener on the hobby. The remaining fish look good 👍

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

So the Triple Sulfa didn't work Danny?