naturalart wrote:Hi nicktc, can we get a profile pic of the vent? At first blush it looks like a female.

Do you mean, a side profile?

I will try to take some more pictures.

This fellow is near 6". Attached is a view of the genital area.

Female?



Close up view

Thank you for the input.

Here's a picture taken last night, 02 Oct 2011.

I picked up a melanistic RTC not too long ago. Looks like a regular RTC except that this fellow has a lot more black, even the 'whiskers' are black.

Was wondering if there are others here who might have kept a similar melanistic RTC. Does the black remain as the fish gets bigger.

This fellow is ...