just got my first GT

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so i just got my firt two GT's there in a 125 with 2 albino cories and a birchir, the cories are about and inch, the GTs are between 1in and 1.5, and the birchir is around 2. all tiny in the 125. i have a fake plant, a glass cup and a pvc tube in there for them to hide in. i will be getting 2 flower pots this weekend to add as well. filtration is a Fx5 and a Fluval 305. i plan on getting 2 more GT's from HOT so as to have some genetic variation if they ever pair up and breed and if they eventually get to big ill sell off the two that havent paired up, im hoping with 4 GT's ill have altleast 1 female or 1 Male. my questions are as follows
-growth rate for all 3 species
-max size ( i figure GT around 8in, birchir around 12, and cories around 4)
-what you guys feed
right now im feeding sinking shrimp pellets and New life spectrum cichlid formula small bites which also sink
-id love to see pictures of any of these fish that you guys have
thanks for all your help, any other advise would be great.
 
dont over feed them with a meat or protien diet they are very prone to bloat...mix diet with alot off veggie pellets or flakes....
 
green terrors usually max out around 10 inches, the cories prob around 3, as for the bichir depends on what kind you have, their sizes can vary greatly. even a smaller species of bichir like a senegal or delhezi will eventually be plenty big enough to makes snacks out of the cories
 
Congrats on the new pickups. I feed my GT NLS Thera +A as a staple, frozen spirulina brine shrimp, frozen blood worms, and Omega One veggie rounds. Only had him for a few months but no health problems so far on this diet.

Good Luck
 
Green Terrors have a really.. really grow slow rate. They do get bigger then 8 inch though, I'd say 10, maximum 12inch. But it takes them a long time.
 
mark377;4977771; said:
Green Terrors have a really.. really grow slow rate. They do get bigger then 8 inch though, I'd say 10, maximum 12inch. But it takes them a long time.
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This has been my experience with them as well thus far.
 
mark377;4977771; said:
Green Terrors have a really.. really grow slow rate. They do get bigger then 8 inch though, I'd say 10, maximum 12inch. But it takes them a long time.
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Not if you feed them growth pellets..had an inch a month while I had mine
 
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