So i bought a comp a little over a year and a half ago and it seems as if it has hardley grown at all (i know they are slow growers and all) but i have bought another one since then that was smaller than mine and he has already out grown the other by double. IS this normal? Is there a species of comp that doesn't get big?
There are a few variants from different geographical locations that do not get big. These comps are usually referred to as Altolamprologus compressiceps "Sumbu". They max out at around 2.5-3".
if it is a female and the second male what would that mean to the growth rate? in 8 mos the second reached the size of the first one and then doubled it
2 1/4" Also i looked at the Sumbu profile, I have shells in my tank and my comp show little or no interest. Here are som pics he's a hard guy to get a good pic but here yah go. Oh yeah, Thanks for the help.
is it normal for males and females to fight? They are seperated now but when they were in the same tank they fought a lot. here are some pics of the other one.
If the bigger one was pushing the smaller one around a little, and she was bending in "defense", they were likely in the preamble of mating. I had yellow calvus and they females looked like they were going to get killed, and then she jumps in the shell and babies are there lol.
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