i know these questions must be getting old....
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depending on the size of the festa you could breed them in a 30 long or 55. then sell your male and move the female to the big tank. im going to take my festa out of there tank and put them in the 30 until they breed. I think festa are a little touchier then say jags or rds. Im not even sure if they would breed with all those other fish swimming around. get them by themselves.
thanks guys. see, the point of the tank is really going to be to have an aggressive SA community, and breeding festaes in the tank would be gravy (awesome gravy though)
i will likely try it, but if it doesn't work out, i will try to find them their own tank, so what would you guys reccomend as the minimum tank size for one pair of festae?
i will likely try it, but if it doesn't work out, i will try to find them their own tank, so what would you guys reccomend as the minimum tank size for one pair of festae?
The smaller the pair you start off with, the more compatible they will be. If they are both under 7", they'd be much to afraid to attack a 24" aro, but they'd be strong enough to defend their fry.
If you remove the fry as soon as they become free swimming, your female might get killed. I'd remove them a week or two after they become free swimming to give the female a chance to make some more eggs. If you don't, the male will push her too hard, which usually results in death.
Generally speaking though, the female festae are more aggressive than the males.
I think a breeding pair of festae would be fine with a silver arowana in a 360 gallon tank, like you said-if it doesn't work, just separate them...
I would recommend at least 150 gallons for a pair of festae. Males are said to grow to 20", even though this is rarely, if ever seen, it could happen...which would require you to have at least a 2' width or an 18" width for a number of years...
If you remove the fry as soon as they become free swimming, your female might get killed. I'd remove them a week or two after they become free swimming to give the female a chance to make some more eggs. If you don't, the male will push her too hard, which usually results in death.
Generally speaking though, the female festae are more aggressive than the males.
I think a breeding pair of festae would be fine with a silver arowana in a 360 gallon tank, like you said-if it doesn't work, just separate them...
I would recommend at least 150 gallons for a pair of festae. Males are said to grow to 20", even though this is rarely, if ever seen, it could happen...which would require you to have at least a 2' width or an 18" width for a number of years...
what if i was to add the festaes last? they would be added as a pair to the tank when they would be about 5-6 inches. i would be sure that the aro was large enough to defend itself, and the other cichlids would be plenty big enough too (8-10 inches).
and, just a thought, but what if i was to divide off an area of the tank, so it couldn't be claimed by the other fish, and then remove the divider when i introduce the pair? that way there would be no fighting over territory, would there?
thanks guys
and, just a thought, but what if i was to divide off an area of the tank, so it couldn't be claimed by the other fish, and then remove the divider when i introduce the pair? that way there would be no fighting over territory, would there?
thanks guys
Connor0729;1627280; said:
That's exactly what I do. Peaceful fish first, most aggressive last. Works perfectly...The divider idea is probably unnecessary, but when you add the festae, I'd divide the tank and give them some time to get used to the new tank. 8" cichlids will give the festae a hard time while acclimating...
Bderick67;1628512; said:
There's always a chance of it happening, but it's worth a shot. If there's a problem, just separate them and try something else.
