straitjacketstar;962493; said:
Lol, you're right. I didn't even take a good look after someone said they were brichardi, just piped in with my aggressive parents tidbit. But yes, one does look to be a pulcher, and one a brichardi.
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Lol, you're right. I didn't even take a good look after someone said they were brichardi, just piped in with my aggressive parents tidbit. But yes, one does look to be a pulcher, and one a brichardi.
Meh. They're tiny pictures. 
I tried a pair of daffodils and pair of same-size "helianthus" in one tank, a 60 gallon with rockpiles on opposite ends of the tank. Plenty of sand in the middle to divide the territories.
I thought if anything happened to anyone, the "helianthus" with their stockier build and bigger teeth would turn up the dominant species. Well being that the only species I have now is the pulcher you can assume what happened.
Apparently they were more than equipped to kill the female helianthus and drive the male to a dry and crispy demise.
I tried a pair of daffodils and pair of same-size "helianthus" in one tank, a 60 gallon with rockpiles on opposite ends of the tank. Plenty of sand in the middle to divide the territories.
I thought if anything happened to anyone, the "helianthus" with their stockier build and bigger teeth would turn up the dominant species. Well being that the only species I have now is the pulcher you can assume what happened.
Apparently they were more than equipped to kill the female helianthus and drive the male to a dry and crispy demise.
They 3 pictures are ust 1 picture. Just zoomed in and cropped. It was he only source I had. Now I have at least 15 saved Brichardi images. Lol.
So now I hear they're so agressive, and I wouldnt put it past them. So what would be the minimum tank to breed them in, or even keep some of the same sex?
So now I hear they're so agressive, and I wouldnt put it past them. So what would be the minimum tank to breed them in, or even keep some of the same sex?
Crazy fish. From what I can tell, they need their own tank. I have not been able to put anything with them without them totally beating up and harassing the tank mate.
Related topic/thread take over: is sexing the typical oO, OO?
Related topic/thread take over: is sexing the typical oO, OO?
A standard 20 gallon tank is sufficient for a breeding pair. A 20 long is better and a 29 or 30 gallon tank is ideal.
IME same sex fish fight more with eachother than they do with anyone else. Maybe that was just my fish though so I don't know how good of an idea a tank of a couple of same-sex brichardi types would be.
In smaller tanks they really are better suited to life in a single species tank. In larger tanks they might be ok with other species so long as they're not similar in appearance and even then the tankmates should be of a decent size and/or temperament to hold up against a breeding pair of brichardi types. Much larger species that aren't too aggressive, like fronts, would work as tankmates but obviously in a much larger tank.
As for sexing I've not bothered with venting my brichardi types since they're often paired up and spawning long before they're of a decent enough size to vent properly.
IME same sex fish fight more with eachother than they do with anyone else. Maybe that was just my fish though so I don't know how good of an idea a tank of a couple of same-sex brichardi types would be.
In smaller tanks they really are better suited to life in a single species tank. In larger tanks they might be ok with other species so long as they're not similar in appearance and even then the tankmates should be of a decent size and/or temperament to hold up against a breeding pair of brichardi types. Much larger species that aren't too aggressive, like fronts, would work as tankmates but obviously in a much larger tank.
As for sexing I've not bothered with venting my brichardi types since they're often paired up and spawning long before they're of a decent enough size to vent properly.
Thanks for all the input. If I was to buy a certified pair, place them in a 18G 24x11x15 Height, with lots of rocks, driftwood, gravel, 8x filtration. Would that be acceptable? I would buy them at smallest size possible. (2 or 2.5"?)
Hopefully raise fry then sell for a tidy profit.
Hopefully raise fry then sell for a tidy profit.
