my haitiensis

[John Rambo]

yeah, no kidding..lol..let those fish get to 6-8" and we'll see how well they get along. hope you have the means to split those fish up eventually. I'd keep a very close eye on the EBJD cause they are gonna most likely grow slower than the others and they're no where near the same aggression level as the Black Nasty or the Blue Freckled Monster (are those 2 of the coolest fish names or what? lol )


**side note...I think if I could choose any 3 species to keep it would probably be the Red Terror, Blue Freckled Monster and Black Nasty just cause they have the coolest names...I'd want to keep Midas too though but I'd call them Red Devils just cause it sounds better

no argument here folks. I'm sure my blacks will take over as adults but I wont give them the chance, they will be separated. As for the ebjd's, they are slow growers. They are the largest ones in the tank at 4", they rule the tank. Umbees come in second in the pecking order even though they are the same size. blacks are last but they defend their territories well.
I agree those fish do have cool names. Black nasty, cracks me up.

 

[DarthV]

Out of all my fish, past and present, I think haitiensis is my favorite species so far. Nice thing about them is they usually don't destroy mates like some of the other species I have. Then again it's always good practice to keep a divider nearby, just in case!

 

[darthodo]

I'll get some pics up tomorow. I dont know the sex but I have 6 2-3"ers living with umbees and ebjds, constant chasing, no injuries or deaths, .. so far.

Better be careful of too much stress on the haits. If they are in a tank situation where they are not dominant, they may stress and bloat. I've seen it before. They are always best kept to themsleves IMO.

 

[duanes]

I totally agree with darthodo, although they are aggressors, if they can't dominate all other tank members, they tend to waste away and die. Better off keeping them by themselves or with dithery types (at least until they eat them). Went thru 16, before I got it right.
High temps are needed, above 80, preferably mid eighties.
My pair in action

Even if they make nice as a pair, keeping a divider at hand is a good plan.

 

[duanes]

I'm keeping 1 from the last spawn with some young rainbows and it seems to be OK so far, although he takes swipes at the bit larger rainbows every chance he gets, and knows he (?) rules.

 

[fish speaker]

Why did you use white font?

Exactly: with the light skin, it looks like there's nothing there.

 

[darthodo]

Okay. I'm typing in using the white skin as a test. Sorry for the derail.

Odd. I can see it fine. The font looks blue. Is there an option to use the white font?

 

[fish speaker]

This is typed in white. You can change text color when composing the post. If you use white, it looks good with the default (dark) skin, but disappears if the light skin is used. If you select the text that is white on white, then you can see what's there.

 

[terrors r us]

**side note...I think if I could choose any 3 species to keep it would probably be the Red Terror, Blue Freckled Monster and Black Nasty just cause they have the coolest names...I'd want to keep Midas too though but I'd call them Red Devils just cause it sounds better [/QUOTE]


Funny you said that, Jason!
I am in the process of getting a 700gal tank built(10ftx4ftx30inches high)
I am going to introduce eight Red Terrors.....eight Black Nastys....
and eight Blue Freckled Monsters......
They will be the only occupants in the tank (except for dithers) and as breeding pairs form
then the rest will be sold off(except for a few spares)
I am thinking that when full grown I may need to divide the tank up.
Should be intersting to see what happens!!!!!................................................

 

[John Rambo]

I have tried keeping the same combo of fish together, it worked until a pair of red terrors formed. Then all hell broke loose. Umbees actually grew fast but stayed mellow. good luck with this project, you shoud take lots of pics.