Thanks for the reply J and good luck with your Festae as well. I have had a few in the past and am looking forward having adults again. My old female below.
Juvenile Festae ?'s.
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PredatoryFishRocks;4630652; said:
To put your mind @ ease. I have a 75 gallon, a 125 and a 265 gallon to move them into when the time comes.
Leviathan64;4635892; said:
If you want to successfully keep all of them alive past the next month or so, you might want to put them in that 125 asap. A 38 will not house 5 festae that size, without casualties, long at all...and IME, neither will a 75. Maybe split them all up amongst your tanks for the best success rate.
I got 7 fry for $3 at a auction 1 week ago I wasn't planning for them but couldn't pass them up for the price. They're all less than one inch right now so I only have them in a 10 gallon right now but they seem to be getting along so far. I know their temperment so I have other tanks ready I just hope I can get them to a decent size without them killing each other so I can move them to a larger tank with more hiding spots. Id put them in my 100gallon right now but I'm pretty sure my red tail botia would eat them.
Get your other tanks ready. Trust me, you're gonna need them soon. 7 Festae fry in a 10gal is a cage match.Camphilophus;4643876;4643876 said:
I started out with 8 in an 80g nearly a year ago. The tank is stacked with rocks creating loads of caves and hiding spots, and although there was a bit of aggression it wasn't until they got to about 4" that I actually lost one, the rest of the time it wasn't too bad as they formed a bit of a pecking order and had plenty of places to get out of each others way. The dominant pair have been moved to a 210g tank and I still have 4 females left in the 80g, around 3-5", just looking for homes...
