Ok so my 180 is up and cycling and i'm going to put 3RD 4-6" JD 10" FH5" possible red texas 5"... Am i ok? or what else could i put in there?
180 stocking Ok or not?
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they dont fight and i've raised them sice they were 1".. i've had 8 RDs most together and none ever fought besides the occational lip-lico.. i dont plan on breeking them either
You don't plan to breed them? Hope you are handy with Cichlid sized tweezers. You'll have to do some castrations
Just kidding - If you have 2 sexes, you will get breeding activity...
As for keeping more than 1 together, I've done that too. At one time I had 15 4 to 8 inch RD's in a single tank, and I had probably 3 or 4 breeding pairs going all at once. Quite a sight.
Just kidding - If you have 2 sexes, you will get breeding activity...
As for keeping more than 1 together, I've done that too. At one time I had 15 4 to 8 inch RD's in a single tank, and I had probably 3 or 4 breeding pairs going all at once. Quite a sight.
Wait till the RD's are pushing 10-12 inches. I cant imagine there not being problems. How a cichlid acts as a juvie vs. as a mature adult is two totally different things!
i know that i will have probs but i know how to solve them with dividers and i could also move them to other tanks.
I have seen a 55 gallon with 6 7-12" red devils living in harmony with about 35 convicts varying from 2"- 6" and a giant common pleco 18". they could barely move but there was no fighting. but once we brought all these fish to the store I work at and seperated them things were different. we had a 75 gallon with the 6 devils and the herd started to thin out quick. I think 3 were killed and the othere three had to be seperated into different tanks. these were fish that lived in harmony their entire lives.
that was a crowded tank..about the breeding ..check out my signature..Ididn't plan on breeding and I got a breeding pair that run the tank...never take out the fry and they are Jeff Rapp's Red Devil's ...if in demand I will seperate them..put them in there own tank..but for now oh well..u should be ok..in that 180moespeaking;736523;736523 said:
REDKID!!!;735794; said:
Hrmmm... I think the Red texas (if you can find one/afford one) would not last very long in that tank. If you really want a Red Tex, make it the show fish, put in in a 75 w/ some SD's or something.
I have two oscars in a 125g and although they aren't too aggressive, they still like to butt heads. These two are both 12 inches+ and it gets a little crowded when they are zooming across the tank.
Now you want 3 red devils and a Flowerhorn, a 10 dempsey and a RT all together? What makes you think that this will work? (just curious, not trying to be a dickhead) What is going to happen when the RD's are all 12inches, and the FH is 12 inches? You are going to have 5 ft of fish in a 6 ft tank (not counting the Red tex). In an 8 ft tank, I would say maybe, but in this particular situation I just don't think its going to.