midas loverss , helpppp me !!

[Red Devil Horde]

Are you sure your Midas is a male?
8 months & only 5" that's quite small.
I have a female who is about 6-8", I rescued her so I don't know how old she is my guess would be a few years old.

I kept my male alone for about 6 months, he doesn't like any fish near his size or bigger.
I added in a few of my hybrids as dithers & he seem ok with them.(so far)
He doesn't like my female too much & will not tolerate her being in his tank.
My female used to be in a community tank(before I got her) but she goes insane @ the sight of another fish, she is alone & being conditioned to spawn again.

 

[davew]

it does seem small for that age , i got mine 2 months ago and he was about 2.5 inches and he's now 5"
i'm still feeding him twice a day NLS earthworms and meal worms.
mine won't tolerate anything in his tank including me , i had 10 tiger barbs which he killed them all and had to remove my adult male bristlenose before he killed that as well

 

[Poloboy]

take a Community dont wast it at 1 fish

 

[goldenballer]

The votes dont lie , so i guess im going with a Single male midas . Thanks MFK

 

[Red Devil Horde]

I find my RD's/midas more personable than any of my cons, or any other cichlids I've kept in the past.
Me & my big RD have a "love hate" relationship.
He luv when I'm outside the tank, but hates me when I'm doing maintenance.
My female Midas hates me all the time, she just attacks me inside or outside the tank.

I've kept most of the most common cichlids found on the market too.
2nd would go to my Texas, they were pretty nice too, always biting the glass & reacting every time they see me.
3rd GT's, other than him going on regular hunger strikes, he was a cool fish to own. & my small guys were really slow growers.
4th FM's: I luv seeing them challenge other fish.
When they're flaring their gills it's really quite a sight.

I think the cons loose their charm once their fry end up as feeders.
It was hard the first time, but they breed so often so I don't really have a choice.
Since loosing my original pair, I really don't see my cons like I used to.
I've been thinking of getting rid of them for a while now.

 

[goldenballer]

Thankssss . your so right about the cons after they lose there babies they become un-fascinating , i will pick up the female from my friend next week . i added the male Midas into my community tank bcuz i never wanted him dying and the SEVERUM is bulling him -_- lol hes only 4-5'' that may be the reason.

what would you rate the female midas(Pic) ? like looks , size etc . should i introduce her first ? do you think the male will accept her right away? also whats the growth rate for your midas ?

 

[Red Devil Horde]

The bullying might be a good thing for your boy.
My GT used on pick on my RD when he was smaller, it mos def put him in his place.
Beware RD/Midas find their "inner Devil" around this size.
I really hope you moved your guy into a bigger tank &/or raised the heat for him(@ the very least).

150G is a good size for attempting a pair of RD/Midas.
I would place the female in the tank 1st, let her claim a nice piece of territory in the tank, then try the male.

It's really hit or miss, my male will not allow my female in the same tank even with dithers.
I had to move her out before things got really ugly.
She's a tough girl though, she still laid eggs even after the male roughed her up, 20-30 mins after the fight.
I have a male growing out & might try him, but odds are she won't accept him judging by the way she treats the fish I try with her.
There are a few members that have been successful, I might just be one of the few that have 2 nasty RD/Midas.

 

[Amphilophus88]

Thankssss . your so right about the cons after they lose there babies they become un-fascinating , i will pick up the female from my friend next week . i added the male Midas into my community tank bcuz i never wanted him dying and the SEVERUM is bulling him -_- lol hes only 4-5'' that may be the reason.

what would you rate the female midas(Pic) ? like looks , size etc . should i introduce her first ? do you think the male will accept her right away? also whats the growth rate for your midas ?

Just put them in together. If the male doesn't accept her, then in my experience it's not going to matter anyway if she was there first or not. 2 5inch fish in that 150 gallon tank should be no prob, and if it is he just hates her.

I bought a female for the fish in my avatar. Bought her 3 months ago at 8 inch, now she is over 10. I had a male Midas that hit 12 inch within a year.

Female Midas are jut as awesome as male Midas, only difference is the smaller hump and they max out at a smaller size, but they still get huge. When it comes to personality and aggression I see no difference.

 

[goldenballer]

The male seems to be doing alot better. he changed from pale orange to a very bright orange with white spots , hes also eating like a pig lool . the only sad thing is..... he bullied my cons and forced them to flee there spawn and later ate the babies . i felt so bad but cons spawn alot and those babies would've died sooner or later ....

 

[Red Devil Horde]

Don't worry, my con fry end up as treats for my RD's/Midas too.