He/She is just a fry really, only about 1.5 to 2 inches, but I think it's showing some male characteristics? Or too early to tell?
Thanks for any info.
Thanks for any info.
Another Gold Saum sex question.
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I don’t bet, losing money makes me sick to my stomach……BUT…….I would bet my house on that being a male….lol…..so I’m favoring it being a male. Enjoy watching him grow up. It stinks that they are known to be very slow growers. I kept a few 15-20 years ago. Beautiful fish with great personality. They either love you and come to see you to peacefully interact or they death charge you and try to bite you through the glass. My one male required me to wear gloves to clean the inside of the tank.
what is their growth rate? My green terror hasn't grown for a few months.
At best 1/2" per month. On average, depends on diet, stress, and amount of water changes done over the course of the week, so around 2-3 years of age, average size is 9-10" total length. There are some outliers out there that get more growth in the first 3 years.
Do not try the power feed route. People tend to forget to increase water changes when they do this. Also, the poo on GTs are much longer than a carnivorous cichlid like an oscar but still shorter than a herbivorous cichlid like a Pearsei, so a high protein diet over long term will actually slow down growth. Common ailments to a wrong diet is stress and clear transparent poo (intestinal mucus lining). Rotate in a more algae/spirulina based pellet like New Life Spectrum Algaemax with every other feeding of frozen food or other pellet.
That’s a nice green terror for the size. Color and body shape also those trailers I would say definitely male!! Lucky pick lol