Anybody have any experience with this species? I have a community tank that is home to 12 neon tetras, 4 oto cats, and soon to be 4 Laetacara thayeri, I have not been able to find much on them, but I want to be sure that they will not attack my smaller tetras and that they will not grow too large for my 29 gallon community tank. 30" x 18" x 24". Anybody that knows anything about them let me know. My options are either the Laetacara thayeri or Kribensis, I just wasn't sure which would more fit my community tank. Thanks to anyone that can help me out.
Laetacara thayeri
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I just got rid of my six Laetacara thayeri. They were wild-caught fish from snookn21. In a matter of months they grew to about 5" in size and were pretty rough on each other. I've also heard from other members here that they had males turn aggressive. They were much larger and rougher than Laetacara dorsigera, which I also keep. I wouldn't be surprised if thayeri went after small fish like neons. They'd probably be better with larger tetras. Mine were in a 210 gallon with bigger cichlids. They didn't really mess with my other fish but they did chase and fight amongst themselves.
Kribensis can also be kind of unpredictable, especially if they pair off, but they are IMO more colorful than the thayeri. Mine were pretty plain -- a black and white color with some yellow in the fins and on the body.
If you're going to try either of them, I'd start with small fish and maybe they'll grow up to ignore your tetras.
Kribensis can also be kind of unpredictable, especially if they pair off, but they are IMO more colorful than the thayeri. Mine were pretty plain -- a black and white color with some yellow in the fins and on the body.
If you're going to try either of them, I'd start with small fish and maybe they'll grow up to ignore your tetras.
I've kept l. curviceps and l. dorsigera, which should be similar (?) . . . you can definitely find out more info on them if you search
I didn't have much luck with either, they have a reputation as being sensitive to nitrates, and I guess at the time I just wasn't as good as I am now at keeping the nitrates down
I didn't have much luck with either, they have a reputation as being sensitive to nitrates, and I guess at the time I just wasn't as good as I am now at keeping the nitrates down
My male L. thayeri ended up going rogue and killing the female, 4 pike cichlids, and 10 zebra plecos. I'm still rather steamed about that. If I ever keep them again, I'd treat them more like a larger acara species than I would a Laetacara species.