I have been waiting to have the chance to own some red terrors. I now have a chance to get some 1 inch fry. I have four ordered but there are still two more available. I am just wondering how many I should order to ensure success of as many as possible surviving. I don't want to order six if I know they are just going to kill each other off either now while they're young or when they're older. I have 3 smallish (20 to 33 gal) tanks that I can place them in while they are young and as they get bigger I have a 72 gallon that I can move them into. their final home will eventually a 300 gallon tank I have. If I do have many survivors that get to adult size, how many would I be able to keep in a 300 gallon tank successfully with other cichlids, catfish and arowana. Thanks for your time!
Festae. How many together?
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I would say, if you plan to have a pair, just 1 pair in a 300, you might get away with 2 but I doubt you can.
I've seen a few females kept together in a large community tank but as soon as you introduce a male that's when trouble starts.
Good to know. Where I live (BC, Canada), I never see these fish and I have looked for years. This is my first chance to own some. I was sold mayans in the past as red terrors but never the real deal. Even in Vancouver, I haven't seen any for sale. I am ordering 4 to start and going to keep them in pairs in diff tanks just to see how that goes. Hopefully I can get a pair out of that.