Festae, Tetracanthus, Escondido, Managuense

[nmadsen4]

These are the 4 im very heavily considering for a 180g tank that I have.

What are your thoughts/concerns? Any suggestions?

 

[Camphilophus]

It will work fine. Just go with all males so you don't end up with any pairs and/or hybrids.

 

[hailmike]

or all females.. since female festae look better.

 

[orbit]

Just those 4 will be good. Keep the field of vision cluttered if you can so the big guys can't see each other so well.

Id do all males as the females will eventually lay and get meaner than crap over their eggs.

 

[reallybigfish]

Good mix. I'd leave the Managuense out, however.

 

[nmadsen4]

I'm sensing issues here. I would want a female festae for obvious reasons, but a male managuense again for coloration. The other 2 I dont care if male or female. Any chance I can pull off this mixture without issues? or do they HAVE to be all male or all female?

 

[hailmike]

well say you go three male x one female or however. one of those males is going to pair up with the female and the pair is going to be uber aggressive towards the other fish.

 

[thorzep]

id do male texas, mana, and cuban....female rt..

 

[orbit]

I'm sensing issues here. I would want a female festae for obvious reasons, but a male managuense again for coloration. The other 2 I dont care if male or female. Any chance I can pull off this mixture without issues? or do they HAVE to be all male or all female?

Usually the safe mix is two or three females and one male... However, the cichlids you have selected are fish with cranky attitudes. Especially the Managuens.

If you do this and somehow it works out, go ahead and let nature take its course! Just when the babies are hatched don't pull them. They will be a hybrid. Leave them in and they will slowly just disappear.

 

[balton777]

id do male texas, mana, and cuban....female rt..

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Me too.

I've never owned a Cuban so I don't know much about them. Jags are often more territorial than outright aggressive. If your Jag has a sectioned off place such as behind a log or something, he will most likely claim his territory and guard it rather than harrass everyone in the tank. GL.