First Green terror

[Gruff Master]

I hope is grows to be a big beauty. Mine should be arriving Tuesday. My first also.

 

[uncwnells]

good looking female

 

[Alexandrian]

Looks like a nice specimen.

Just curious, but what is the aquarium scene like in Egypt?

Thanks for both your kind comment and your question, I was thinking for a long time to write a thread about the aquarium scne in Egypt, Here some random basics about it:

1- We can have almost any kind of fishes but you can't ever know when or where, Last summer i had to carry a pic of the severum on my cell phone becuase nobody in any fish shop knew what is severum, Now it is so common with every color variation

2- Till few mounths ago Cichlids ment : Blood parots,Flowerhorn and Oscars, People don't consider Angels and discus as Cichlids

3- Overstocking? It has no meaning in Egypt, It is the normal thing.

4- A 120 Litters tank considerd A BIG TANK, 200 liters considered HUGE

5- It is a common thing to see somebody with an imported very expencive tank (+500$) useing it to keep some common goldies worth less than 5$ and so proud of it .

6- The ideal tank for most people is a 70 litters tank with some huge Kois and Goldies with a common pelco, Angels , Sowrdtails, And maybe some gouramies

Till i write the thread i hope i didn't scare you off

 

[Alexandrian]

Nice

Thanks

 

[Alexandrian]

GTs are great fish, just make sure you give him/her enough room, and nice clean water, and you'll have a great wet-pet for many years . . .

She is great, I already feel like a nice friendship with her, Mostly she will have her own tank in the office

 

[Alexandrian]

I hope is grows to be a big beauty. Mine should be arriving Tuesday. My first also.

Thanks, It is a great fish to have, I wish you all the luck with your new fish

 

[Alexandrian]

good looking female

Thanks, So it a she? It means it is the first ever cichlid i have and know its sex
Do you think adding a male to the mix while they are small will be a wise choice?

 

[EvilKid]

looks like a male to me has a pronounced forehead and light bright coloration starting to show we used to seeing males really bright but it could just be a bit stressed from the move feed it a high quality food and give it plenty of hiding spots and it will become brighter in no time

if you do decide to get a second one try and get it similar in size and if they start locking lips this will usually mean you have 2 males if not you got yourself a pair yeah its best to introduce them to each other early

 

[karri]

Nice

 

[JIENKINZ]

If you want another gt, get it now or there will be problems. But i think that is a female. Although its head does mix me up a little. I have a somewhat new gt and some advice... get it in a 55+ tank as soon as possible. Its personality will increase 100%. You can keep it where it is for a while but, thats just my opinion! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!