i have a spare 48Lx15Wx18H tank and was wondering if that would be big enough to keep a red devil for life with out stunting its growth.
red devil in a 48"x15" tank
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umm im sure that is ok .. he will get about max 10 inches .. that tanks sound big enough .. as long as he is by himself .. well being a Red Devil im sure he will stay by himself .. they dont like company to much .. well atleast not for to long .. long enough for him to catch and eat ... 
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Marn
That should be fine. Just remember that FEMALES max out around 10 inches. Males will mostly hit 12 inches, and max out at around 16inches.
Also, tank size is not what stunts growth, but it is water quality. A smaller tank is harder to keep clean. I recomend a weeky, if not biweekly water change of 20-40% for your red devil, especially once an adult. For mine, I do 1-3 10-30% water cahnges in my 55g tank (48x15x18). When he hits 6 or 7 inches, I will be forced to increase the size of the water cahgnes.
They KEY to growth is a variety of foods. Mine gets Omega One cichlid pellets, Omega One shrimp pellets, frozen brine shrimp, feeder minnows, pinkies, crickets, superworms, Wardley cichlid crumbles, HBH Supersoft Spirulina pellets, Omega One Veggie Rounds, earthworms, frozen bloodworms, and freeze dried ocean plankton. Starting out at under 2 inches at the end of august, he is now pushing 6 inches in length.
Also, tank size is not what stunts growth, but it is water quality. A smaller tank is harder to keep clean. I recomend a weeky, if not biweekly water change of 20-40% for your red devil, especially once an adult. For mine, I do 1-3 10-30% water cahnges in my 55g tank (48x15x18). When he hits 6 or 7 inches, I will be forced to increase the size of the water cahgnes.
They KEY to growth is a variety of foods. Mine gets Omega One cichlid pellets, Omega One shrimp pellets, frozen brine shrimp, feeder minnows, pinkies, crickets, superworms, Wardley cichlid crumbles, HBH Supersoft Spirulina pellets, Omega One Veggie Rounds, earthworms, frozen bloodworms, and freeze dried ocean plankton. Starting out at under 2 inches at the end of august, he is now pushing 6 inches in length.
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thanks for the replies. yea i do bi-weekly water changes on all my tanks. what size does a true festae max out as? will it be ok in the same dimension tank. i'm weighing out my options on what i wan't and i'm torn between a festae and rd.