Big mistake????

[noidea]

Ok a easy confirmation of this is: Is the tail spot above the lateral line? If not then it's Uro if it is Festae then it will be above and extend particially onto the tail. The Y bar is another good way to tell but some species may have faint markings. I have seen wild female festae with really no stripes so it's kinda hard to confirm definately by that way. Uro's will usually have more drab colors anyways and won't have as much or any blue speckling on tail and body.

Yup the spot is above the line and a little bit of the spot is on the tail. It would be a colorful Uro any way cause it's getting bluer very day it seems

 

[BrtnBoy449]

your lucky that your mom buys you fish



we need pictures of it!

 

[noidea]

your lucky that your mom buys you fish



we need pictures of it!

Ya My mom likes the fish but my dad keeps saying if that tank breaks so on and so forth.

I would take pics but I lost our digital camera and it has a crack in the middle of it's screen so I couldn't garantee a good pic....I might try useing my cell phone though.

 

[balton777]

Cross, compared to a midas or trimac, sure a festae will be slower growing. But compared to a common gold saum GT, they will be around equal in growth rates. My male festae hit 7" within the first year...and that's including spawning activities for 3-4 months of that first year. The problem with mixing the very aggressive fish with something like a GT is that the GT will TRY to dominate and be seriously outclassed. Which will probably lead to its death. A 120g will give you more time than a smaller tank, but even a female festae will probably not tolerate many, if any, tankmates eventually.

You may get lucky and have it work. But I'd be prepared in advance for it NOT to work.

DarthV I couldn't agree more. Especially the part about the GT trying to dominate the Festae and not being able to bring it. GT's are famous for bluffing and bullying but not being able to back it up. When it comes to the last fish standing, they're usually floating or at least tattered and torn. OR you could get a nice docile perfectly compatible couple of cichs... you know that's a possibilty too. Good luck.

 

[noidea]

Thanks for all the input. I'm trying to get a 75 just in case so I'll have some where to put the GT if something bad happens. I'll also try to find my camera. The pics on my phone suck they look like a blurry thing with some strips.