150G additions?

[mbunafishkeeper]

im growing out 6 F1 festae at the mo looking for a pair to later go in a 150, 5x2x2 and i was wondering if they would tolerate any tank mates.

i was thinking maybe a silver aro?? would this work, i had doubts about them with any other cichlid but maybe a silver aro?

 

[convict94]

i think a silver aro would work but what are you gonna do with the festae? are you going to find a pair and get rid of the others? i think you could put some g. brasiliensis or a texas or maybe even a polleni.

 

[balton777]

A Silver Aro will get too big for that tank and they grow very fast.

I once had a breeding pair of Festae and a non-paired male and female P Loisellei together in a 135g tank. The Festae claimed the right half of the tank and as long as the Loisellei didn't try to go on their half, no problems.

 

[thefishguy7]

Only a larger silver aro can handle a breeding pair of festae. But you couldn't house one large enough in a 5x2x2 anyway, so I'd say an aro is out.

G. brasiliensis is a bad idae because they aren't particularly tough and the festae would quickly kill it.
A polleni require different water params, so that is a bad idea too.

Smaller species of cichlids will work and possibly 1 large one. If you had a 6-10 foot length, you could work with a lot more, 5 feet does not allow much room to get away.

In my experience, they don't mind fish that solely stay on the top or on the bottom. So you can do polypterids, maybe clown loaches, and various types of catfish.
For the top, you can use giant danios or an African butterfly fish. If you are really stuck on an aro, you can house one with them as small as 14", but you'd have to sell it a couple months later, or at around 20".

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

nah just a suggestion i like aro's tho. not too keen on brasiliensis any who.

ive seen polleni kept in with gourami's n stuff happily. dont festae own everything in the tank if breeding?

yes i am going to keep a nice pair to grow out and put in the 150. then i am selling the others, whats left cause there fighting a fair bit.

i know there is an aro u can do in a 150.. wht is it?

thanks for the replys.

 

[FSM]

Do Black aros stay smaller?

 

[japes]

Well you could do a Saratoga Jardini, I think they max out at about 15" or so (look it up, I couldn't be bothered )

Personally I think a Festae Pair will fill out a 150 nicely.

 

[south coast nelly]

http://www.bigsnapsearch.com/results.aspx?q=festae&mkt=en-GB&FORM=MIFUAK
this might be of help

 

[Bderick67]

Well you could do a Saratoga Jardini, I think they max out at about 15" or so (look it up, I couldn't be bothered )

Personally I think a Festae Pair will fill out a 150 nicely.

Research a few threads here on MFK and you'll find a jardini would likely be bad news for the festae. I had a breeding pair of 4" cons that gave my silver aro fits when it was about 18". In a larger tank it could work fine or you could end up with a dead aro on the floor. Only atempting this would give you a true answer, but aai think it would most likely work.