Green Terror 10 inches?
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Show us a picture of the tank dimensions matter. Deify wood, sand , pots , caves etc it's all up to you.
Jus water will do as well nothing more. It's up to you many run bare bottom tanks
A 55 is fine for a GT. I keep one for 8 years in a 55. I would keep it by itself though. Roselines are not cheap, and there is a good chance of them being eaten. I would keep the temp at around 79, change 50% of the water once a week, and have a good size canister filter for it. I had a Eheim 2217 on mine with a pair of Emperor 400's. The 2 Emperors would have been more than enough, or the single 2217, but I had extra filters laying around so I figured why no use them. Feed it cichlid pellets and frozen shrimp or worms for treats and you should have a big colorful GT in no time. They grow fast.Hello,
I am getting a GT for my 55 gal tankI was wondering how to make my guy grow big, I will feed him pellets, bloodworms, flakes, etc (suggestions on food that will make him colorful and grow faster are needed) I'm having him in the 55 with maybe 5-6 roseline Sharks but that's it the tank will have plants, and lots of driftwood I also heard keeping temp at 82 helps color and size
I tend to disagree with the above.My male green terror is around 8 inches or so and lives in a 7x2x2. He energetically uses all of the tank space available.
Rivulatus are active swimmers if allowed the space and are not the sort of cichlid that likes to hang about in a cave.
I also would not recommend trying to speed up growth by turning up the temperature. These fish come from Northern Peru and predominantly western Ecuador where temperature will normally be in the low 70s
Forcing fish to live in a temperature higher than they are ment for will only shorten it life.
Also on to diet and feeding.
These fish are not predatory by nature but omnivorous. To much protein is not the best route towards a healthy specimen.
Protein is OK but variety can not be beaten.I feed mine koi sticks as well as the more meaty foods as they tend to be more vegetable based and the fish tend to like them.
Over feeding to much protein can result in health problems and is unnatural for the fish.
Frequent water changes,a varied diet,good filtration and space is all that's needed for optimal normal growth.
Rivulatus are active swimmers if allowed the space and are not the sort of cichlid that likes to hang about in a cave.
I also would not recommend trying to speed up growth by turning up the temperature. These fish come from Northern Peru and predominantly western Ecuador where temperature will normally be in the low 70s
Forcing fish to live in a temperature higher than they are ment for will only shorten it life.
Also on to diet and feeding.
These fish are not predatory by nature but omnivorous. To much protein is not the best route towards a healthy specimen.
Protein is OK but variety can not be beaten.I feed mine koi sticks as well as the more meaty foods as they tend to be more vegetable based and the fish tend to like them.
Over feeding to much protein can result in health problems and is unnatural for the fish.
Frequent water changes,a varied diet,good filtration and space is all that's needed for optimal normal growth.
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how big was your 8 year old GT? How big was he when you got him? If he was a baby in a month how much did he grow? Year?
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