Heckelii Love thread :)

[SAChichlidLover]

well I found my favourite fish I own and it’s the threadfin acara’s haha, they are just full of personalities and look beautiful i love them so much! Does anyone own one?

 

[Neleono]

I don't have any, but they are cute... but I can't take it off my mind that the middle one looks like a giant neon tetra ? Anyways, I really like the fish, they look super cool!

 

[Colin_T]

They are only babies, wait till the males get big and start developing their fins. Then they are stunning looking fish.

 

[SAChichlidLover]

I don't have any, but they are cute... but I can't take it of my mind that the middle one looks like a giant neon tetra ?

Hahaha I only just noticed that! That's hilarious and they are too cute, when I go to watch them they come right up to the glass and its so adorable

 

[SAChichlidLover]

They are only babies, wait till the males get big and start developing their fins. Then they are stunning looking fish.

I actually can't wait! It will be awesome to see them with their long fins and they already are quite big now so I dread to think what they'll look like fully sized haha

 

[vanalisa]

well I found my favourite fish I own and it’s the threadfin acara’s haha, they are just full of personalities and look beautiful i love them so much! Does anyone own

Not familiar with these but the fish in that second picture needs a smooch.
Such cute little kissy fishy lips ♡

 

[Lajos_Detari]

Take note that this fish can get very aggressive when it gets older (2-3 yrs old).
There are stories of them killing each other from other fish forums.

Acarichthys heckelii (Threadfin Acara)

The genus Acarichthys remains monotypic and was resdescribed by Kullander (1986) who characterised it by the following: lack of epibranchial lobe; comparatively few (12-14)rays; pelvic fins with relatively broad tips (branches of the first ray are equal in length or the inner is slightly...

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[Colin_T]

Take note that this fish can get very aggressive when it gets older (2-3 yrs old).

That is adult males fighting over territory.

 

[SAChichlidLover]

Not familiar with these but the fish in that second picture needs a smooch.
Such cute little kissy fishy lips ♡

To be honest before I bought them the only time I ever heard of/saw them was on a video at this convention in australia and ever since I fell in love haha. They don't seem very common in the hobby probably because of their weird breeding environment being hard to replicate I'm glad you liked them!