any one raise Black Belt cichlids?

[Red Devil]

I have two little itty bitties and had them together in quarenteen tank.. one started bullying and chasing the other relentlessly,,,, they have since been moved to a 125gal and even in there on occasion i see the one chasing the other... will this be an ongoing problem ..is it possible i have two males and that is the reason?? Or do these fish just bully because they are Black Belts? I like them alot i just want to be prepared for the near future..here is a pic of them.I mean there just tiny little things ,,much worse then RD's were at this age..

 

[Caveman]

I have a 4" female Black Belt that is an absolute terror. Its constantly bullying the smaller Cichlids it shares a tank with. Black Belts grow very fast so be prepared.

 

[straitjacketstar]

I have two. They're *******s and they've been *******s since I bought them at about 2". They're 4" and 5" now. Unfortunately they haven't been growing so quickly for me. Maybe that's a blessing. They have no trouble bullying more placid fish twice their size and several times their bulk.

 

[fishguts]

raising one now. i went to pick up a 75 galllon with for my buddy and she had a very large bb in with a oscar that was alot bigger then the bb but the oscar looked as if it were ready to die from the beating it took . so we dropped off the fish at the lfs cause he didnt want them. we went back a couple weeks later to look around and asked what happened to the bb. they only have 2 large tanks for big fish and they said it beat the scales off of every oscar in both tanks so they threw it in there outdoor goldfish pound.

 

[QueenslandeR]

i got 3 atm in my 180 they're about 2 inches.... or 2 and a half but they are gettin along alright atm, what i can see anyway.. yours look a little pale though compared to mine only one of mine is lacking a little colour one the other 2 are darkish (one being darker than the other still)

 

[salsa]

I had one, It is a long story how it died though.

 

[Mystix212]

IMO these are a stunning cichlid when adult, however I would put them in a specimen tank. Or something larger than 240G.

 

[Red Devil]

Thanks for all the information.. what did i get myself into here Well i cannot say i was not warned now..so i will start planning for later.. thanks Almost worse then Flower Horns with an attitude..or RD's Or green terrors or jags..wow

 

[Red Devil]

I have two. They're *******s and they've been *******s since I bought them at about 2". They're 4" and 5" now. Unfortunately they haven't been growing so quickly for me. Maybe that's a blessing. They have no trouble bullying more placid fish twice their size and several times their bulk.

That is amazing..

 

[Red Devil]

i got 3 atm in my 180 they're about 2 inches.... or 2 and a half but they are gettin along alright atm, what i can see anyway.. yours look a little pale though compared to mine only one of mine is lacking a little colour one the other 2 are darkish (one being darker than the other still)

Yes mine look like they will be a white color with black specs so far.. do you have a pic of yours.. one of mine was dark but lightened up now..