i had a previous thread on what big cichlid i could keep in a 50 gallon tank and i've gone for a green terror as my wife has given me the ok to get a bigger tank but this won't be until probably xmas time.
i would like to get a male if possible my problem is my LFS has green terrors but they are only small about 1.5 inches so are probably impossible to sex, i did pick one of the only ones that had orange colour on the dorsal and tail fins but none of them looked to have a pointed dorsal fin.
what i am thinking is do you think it would be a good idea to get another one or two to increase my chances of getting a male but this would mean keeping them in the 50 gallon for gallon for nearly a year, there are no other fish in the tank other than a bristlenose plec.
also would i be able to sex them for sure in that time scale.
i would like to get a male if possible my problem is my LFS has green terrors but they are only small about 1.5 inches so are probably impossible to sex, i did pick one of the only ones that had orange colour on the dorsal and tail fins but none of them looked to have a pointed dorsal fin.
what i am thinking is do you think it would be a good idea to get another one or two to increase my chances of getting a male but this would mean keeping them in the 50 gallon for gallon for nearly a year, there are no other fish in the tank other than a bristlenose plec.
also would i be able to sex them for sure in that time scale.
