Revamped one of my tanks my 8x3x3. Currently in there I have my 6 beautiful 4-6 inch rotkeil sevs and my 6-7 inch true parrot. I've always been a fan of the GTs and wanna get one I know they can be jerks but figuring with the footprint of this tank I should be ok with adding a GT. The sevs and parrot have been moved to this tank for about 2 weeks now so they are also still new (to the tank). What are thoughts on adding even a young GT and letting him grow with them
8x3x3 new stocking
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Last year I put two male and one female green terror, all about 4"-5", in my 450gal 8x3x2.5. At that time the tank had three 7" Severum, four leporinus, 3M/2F Firemouth, one 5" Oscar, 16 silver dollars. The two male GT beat up one of the Severum and the Oscar so bad I rehomed them. I finally rehomed the two male green terrors as they had taken over the whole tank.
A few months ago I added more tank decor to create better sight breaks and put in a 5" male GT. He and the female that was already there started breeding and each time took over 1/3 of the tank, but other than that the other tank inhabitants have been fine.
My conclusion: personality of your GT can make a difference. Tank decor/sight breaks in your tank can help.
Good luck.
A few months ago I added more tank decor to create better sight breaks and put in a 5" male GT. He and the female that was already there started breeding and each time took over 1/3 of the tank, but other than that the other tank inhabitants have been fine.
My conclusion: personality of your GT can make a difference. Tank decor/sight breaks in your tank can help.
Good luck.
Ughhh yeah see they are so dam hit or miss I would hate to do that to one of my sevs. They are amazing fish and in a nice group right now. Maybe I'll go with a chocolate cichlid (maybe) and a little group of uaru instead. Keep it on the calmer side
I will get pictures for you fellas in the morning! Currently 11pm here and the little one is finally down which means it's hide out time in our room
i do have a picture of some of the sevs I'll attach. This was taken with an actually camera hence the quality
They are in a group of 6..I've found the more I had the more social they were so sitting at 6 there colors are really showing, I can't wait for them to get bigger
I know many aquarists don´t like to perceive geography, or continental divisions as important factors when combining cichlid species,
but the differences in inate aggression tendancys are significant between Central American cichlids, and those from west of the Andes that live in in sparsly inhabited cichñid communities,
from those from east of the Andes that live in areas, where evolution has forced species diversity cichlids to coexist.
In Central America, and rivers west of the Andes, often only two or a few cichliids share an entire river system and its tributaries, millions of gallons.
Whereas east of the Andes various cichlids are combined ind forced to coexist.
When we as aquarists buck natural trends by ignoring those diametrically opposed evolutionary norms, that mother nature set up,
in our realistally tiny tanks, its no surprise sometimes things go haywire.
Here in Panama, I often only find only 2 species of cichlids living a vast area in the same river system,
but even then, they are often inhabit separate flow rate areas, so seldom impede on each others turf.
Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus prefer oxbows, and slower flow areas,
while Darienheros, riffles and faster current streams.
Geophagus crassilabris riffles,
while Istmoheros more sedate flow rate areas.
but the differences in inate aggression tendancys are significant between Central American cichlids, and those from west of the Andes that live in in sparsly inhabited cichñid communities,
from those from east of the Andes that live in areas, where evolution has forced species diversity cichlids to coexist.
In Central America, and rivers west of the Andes, often only two or a few cichliids share an entire river system and its tributaries, millions of gallons.
Whereas east of the Andes various cichlids are combined ind forced to coexist.
When we as aquarists buck natural trends by ignoring those diametrically opposed evolutionary norms, that mother nature set up,
in our realistally tiny tanks, its no surprise sometimes things go haywire.
Here in Panama, I often only find only 2 species of cichlids living a vast area in the same river system,
but even then, they are often inhabit separate flow rate areas, so seldom impede on each others turf.
Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus prefer oxbows, and slower flow areas,
while Darienheros, riffles and faster current streams.
Geophagus crassilabris riffles,
while Istmoheros more sedate flow rate areas.