Black belt
- Thread starter GooDyboy420
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I've never owned one but based on what others have said they seem to have a pretty wide range of aggression levels between mild to on par with the worst of 'em. But it sounds like, in general, they're maybe comparable to a Green Terror.
Hopefully someone who's owned one will chime in.
Hopefully someone who's owned one will chime in.
Mine was a pretty mean little sucker. He had no qualms about taking on fish twice his size. Aggression will vary from fish to fish though.
yes through the couple blackbelts i have kept some would be docile only showing aggression when forced to! while others were always picking fights with larger cichlids!
i had one at 4" and he kicked the crap out of every thing else in the tank
he went back to the lfs in 2 days. but they sure are sharp looking fish
he went back to the lfs in 2 days. but they sure are sharp looking fish
I ahve had some in the past and I would say for the most part they where pretty mean but never over the top psycho
Highly aggressive to anything they see as competition. Fish the same size and bigger will be viewed as a threat. My male was 9" and was easily kept with smaller cichlids, such as Rivulatus, Carpinte, Temporalis, and Festae in a 120g. Everything was fine until the Festae hit 6" and challenged the larger Maculicauda who went absolutely nuts and beat the Festae pretty bad. After this happened everyday for a week i decided to sell all except the Festae pair.
Here are some pics.
Here are some pics.
impressive looking black belt, i had one that was about 2 inches, didn't show much aggression and got 
wned: by a 2 inch jag.
wned: by a 2 inch jag.wow marc######## that is a great analysis! would have never thought of that but man that makes so much sense and did apply to most of my experiences!