how many venustus in a 180g?
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great choice on fish. i currently have 2 one male and a female.
they get agressive towards all the other fish in the tank even eachother.
beautiful fish.
i would try and find a few pairs and see how that starts.
they get agressive towards all the other fish in the tank even eachother.
beautiful fish.
i would try and find a few pairs and see how that starts.
I would try to get three males and at least a half dozen females. A dominant male will emerge and the other two will share the "being chased" duties.
I think crushed coral is an excellent substrate!
I think crushed coral is an excellent substrate!
i agree with the above poster. i had a male-he was beautiful! in a 180, i would get 3 males (one will be dominant and chase the other two all the time) and about 5 or so females. the females stay smaller than the males.
you will need rockwork or lots of hiding spots because your dom. male will do alot of chasing and fighting. my male venustus loved those big flowerpots. i would have quite a few in there, and camoflage it with lava or river rock. also, a few tall fake plants to hide in would be good.
mine loved to eat krill, spirulina, nls, and for a treat those frozen cubes in brine shrimp, some sort of algae mix. they are pigs when they eat..
one of my absolute favorite fish.. cant wait to see you post some pics of them!
you will need rockwork or lots of hiding spots because your dom. male will do alot of chasing and fighting. my male venustus loved those big flowerpots. i would have quite a few in there, and camoflage it with lava or river rock. also, a few tall fake plants to hide in would be good.
mine loved to eat krill, spirulina, nls, and for a treat those frozen cubes in brine shrimp, some sort of algae mix. they are pigs when they eat..
one of my absolute favorite fish.. cant wait to see you post some pics of them!
for the caves get some large clay pots 8 to 10 inch and drill a hole in them about 4 inches or so .then you can stack slate on them and such. possiblities are endless !!! you can have about 30 in the 180 for sure i have 2 male frontosa and 19 females in mine!
Muske;2389126; said:
I tried that once and I didn't care for the way it looked.
I am going to use white crushed coral as the substrate, with red lava rock and white coral boulders to make the caves. I just need to pick out a background and add the fish.
wow 2m 19f frontosa rank that would look amazing any pics?
another fish that is nice and get pretty big is vc.10 placidichromis milomo
another fish that is nice and get pretty big is vc.10 placidichromis milomo
Maybe it was just me, but I was unable to keep two matured male venustus together for very long (as matured specimens) in a 180gal, even with females in the tank.
They did fine as small juvies (1.5"-2.5") and larger sub-adults (3"-5") but their tolerance to each other dwindled fairly quickly after exceeding the 6" or 7" mark to the extent that a 180gal wasn't large enough for the two males:
I eventually had to sell the dominant one (which interestingly had started out as the sub-dominant male), if I didn't do that he would have killed the other. The non-tolerance developed slowly over time and then ramped up very quickly. The presence of females in the tank may have prompted this aggression.
I'd recommend a single male and a harem of females. Large (8"+) sub-dominant male venustus may have trouble finding a hiding spot that completely conceals them from the dominant male (my dominant one was relentless in seeking out its rival), and what good is it for it to be hiding all the time.
They did fine as small juvies (1.5"-2.5") and larger sub-adults (3"-5") but their tolerance to each other dwindled fairly quickly after exceeding the 6" or 7" mark to the extent that a 180gal wasn't large enough for the two males:
I eventually had to sell the dominant one (which interestingly had started out as the sub-dominant male), if I didn't do that he would have killed the other. The non-tolerance developed slowly over time and then ramped up very quickly. The presence of females in the tank may have prompted this aggression.
I'd recommend a single male and a harem of females. Large (8"+) sub-dominant male venustus may have trouble finding a hiding spot that completely conceals them from the dominant male (my dominant one was relentless in seeking out its rival), and what good is it for it to be hiding all the time.
