yea in the last like 20 minutes we put 10 posts on here that mean almost nothing and are not talking about the problem at hand
Green Terror breeding
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I'll try to help you out as much as I can. Starting with the assortment of fish.
1 Oscar - 4-5"
large (14") but not agggressive
1 Red Devil - 4'5"
large (12"), extremely aggressive, cannot be kept with any of these other fish in less than a 200g tank (and thats risky)
2 GT's M+F - 3-3.5"
medium sized (8-10"), moderately aggressive
3 JD's - 3-3.5"
same as Green Terror
2 Brazilliaras ? - 3"
probably Geophagus brasiliensis, large but not to agressive
2 red belly pacu - 4-5"
Extremely large, but not aggressive, you need to take this fish back imediately, will grow to over 24"
1 Firemouth - 3"
medium small (5-6"), not aggresive
2 silver dollars - 3" targets
small (4") good tankmate for most cichlids
2 Plecos - 3.5"
large (18"), good tankmate for most cichlids
4 Corys - 1.5" they hide alot
Dinner, or a death trap (if their spines get caught in the throat of a larger fish, these must go back if any of the others are kept
1 Spotted Gar - 6"
Could be a true gar, like the pic that was posted, or a Characin species. If its a true gar I would expect it to reach atleast 24'
I'm going to suggest that you keep the
1 Oscar
2 Green Terrors (because you already have a pair)
1 Jack Dempsey
1 Brasiliensis
1 Firemouth
1 Pleco
2 Silver dollars
But only if you can get a 180 gallon. If you go larger (250g) you might be able to keep the gar depending on species.
When the GT's spawn they will lay the eggs on a flat rock or driftwood usually. This will be very obvious. There may be over 500 eggs, probably less because they are still young. The eggs will hatch in a few days, and a few days later will be able to swim. They do not bury the eggs, but may move the fry to a safer place. If you want to save the fry you should divide your tank with an egg-crate divider. The Gt's, may become extremely aggressive during breeding.
HTH, I wrote it extremely quick, I have to go,
1 Oscar - 4-5"
large (14") but not agggressive
1 Red Devil - 4'5"
large (12"), extremely aggressive, cannot be kept with any of these other fish in less than a 200g tank (and thats risky)
2 GT's M+F - 3-3.5"
medium sized (8-10"), moderately aggressive
3 JD's - 3-3.5"
same as Green Terror
2 Brazilliaras ? - 3"
probably Geophagus brasiliensis, large but not to agressive
2 red belly pacu - 4-5"
Extremely large, but not aggressive, you need to take this fish back imediately, will grow to over 24"
1 Firemouth - 3"
medium small (5-6"), not aggresive
2 silver dollars - 3" targets
small (4") good tankmate for most cichlids
2 Plecos - 3.5"
large (18"), good tankmate for most cichlids
4 Corys - 1.5" they hide alot
Dinner, or a death trap (if their spines get caught in the throat of a larger fish, these must go back if any of the others are kept
1 Spotted Gar - 6"
Could be a true gar, like the pic that was posted, or a Characin species. If its a true gar I would expect it to reach atleast 24'
I'm going to suggest that you keep the
1 Oscar
2 Green Terrors (because you already have a pair)
1 Jack Dempsey
1 Brasiliensis
1 Firemouth
1 Pleco
2 Silver dollars
But only if you can get a 180 gallon. If you go larger (250g) you might be able to keep the gar depending on species.
When the GT's spawn they will lay the eggs on a flat rock or driftwood usually. This will be very obvious. There may be over 500 eggs, probably less because they are still young. The eggs will hatch in a few days, and a few days later will be able to swim. They do not bury the eggs, but may move the fry to a safer place. If you want to save the fry you should divide your tank with an egg-crate divider. The Gt's, may become extremely aggressive during breeding.
HTH, I wrote it extremely quick, I have to go,
Yeah I agree with the above post by rare cichlids. For the most part anyways. If you get a 180 then yeah I could and probably would work like the above post. I just dont see why you would want to go through the trouble of getting a bigger tank your going to do what you want but I would personally keep just the GT's and a pleco in the tank that there in now and get rid of the rest.
yea race cichlids has a good point, but if u dont get a nerw tank jsut stick with the GT pair. wiht maybe a pleco and maybe a silver dollar
if he doesnt get rid of some of the fish (especially the red devil) all thats goin to be left is the red devil and the pleco.
dude, you really need to get rid of the fish. pick out your favorites,a nd leave them. you MUST get rid of the red devil and the pacus. red devil is too mean, pacus are too big
breeding the GT's might be cool, so you could just leave them in there. you probably have to get rid of the firemouth, as it is just too nice.
if your favorite is the gt, get rid of almost everything else especially if you are breeding them. if your favorite is the red devil, get rid of everthing else. if your favorite is the firemouth, you could probably keep the dempseys and maybe the oscar (for a while at least) i know nothing of gars. if your thinking of keeping the oscars or pacus, get a bigger tank
dude, you really need to get rid of the fish. pick out your favorites,a nd leave them. you MUST get rid of the red devil and the pacus. red devil is too mean, pacus are too big
breeding the GT's might be cool, so you could just leave them in there. you probably have to get rid of the firemouth, as it is just too nice.
if your favorite is the gt, get rid of almost everything else especially if you are breeding them. if your favorite is the red devil, get rid of everthing else. if your favorite is the firemouth, you could probably keep the dempseys and maybe the oscar (for a while at least) i know nothing of gars. if your thinking of keeping the oscars or pacus, get a bigger tank
Actual Gars get big they had one at Sea World as big as me and im 2" shy from being 6'. You probably got the hint allready that for the current tank just to keep the GT's since they are a pair and a pleco to keep tank clean. If you got to a bigger tank more can be kept but unless its by itself the Red Devil gots to go this is a must.
wow... This is a good site for getting lots of info. okay...i'm going to get a bigger tank (120) and divide the fish between the two tanks. The 75 currently has a fluval 400 running and I do water test weekly and chages every 2-3 weeks. I keep the PH neutral.
So far the Oscar seems to be the boss. The RD is a close 2nd, but he gives the Oscar lots of respect. NOBODY messes with the gar, but he's got a live and let live tude. the GT's laid 50-100 eggs on the side of a rock. I think they've been there for 2-3 days. How long before they hatch?
I live by the largest lake in NC. There are gars in there naturaly. My plan was to free the gar when he got too big. The others I was going to sell back to the lfs when they get too big.
I didn't think the RD would be a problem. Right now everyone else seems to hold their own with him. He seems content to hang out in his own turf or follow the oscar around.
Thanks for all the good advice. These fish are all really healthy and beautiful. I'd rather buy more tanks and split them up than get rid of 'em.
So far the Oscar seems to be the boss. The RD is a close 2nd, but he gives the Oscar lots of respect. NOBODY messes with the gar, but he's got a live and let live tude. the GT's laid 50-100 eggs on the side of a rock. I think they've been there for 2-3 days. How long before they hatch?
I live by the largest lake in NC. There are gars in there naturaly. My plan was to free the gar when he got too big. The others I was going to sell back to the lfs when they get too big.
I didn't think the RD would be a problem. Right now everyone else seems to hold their own with him. He seems content to hang out in his own turf or follow the oscar around.
Thanks for all the good advice. These fish are all really healthy and beautiful. I'd rather buy more tanks and split them up than get rid of 'em.
