I just bought a butti at 3" for my african 40 g. high. I honestly have never seen one around here anywhere. I hear they get pretty crazy, but I had no idea what pretty cichlids they were until i got one. So far in my 40, I have a red zebra who owns the tank at 4", he's pretty active, and he was free, a yellow lab also at 4" who's very chill, a blue zebra at 2.5", that kinda resembles a rusty top cichlid, purple striped body with fading to gold fins, the very shy, but pretty active butti, and,I also added a 3.5" tinfoil barb, who basically just follows the yellow lab around. Is this too many fish for this sized tank or can I add a few more? I would like to know because, I wanted to do something a little different with this tank. I know its only a 40 g., I just thought I'd give africans a shot, but I dont want to overcrowd either. - thanx, salty
new butti, enough room?
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Butti's average 14-16". 18" is attainable. They also have a tendency to be hyperaggressive. Some are ok in communities. That's more like exception though. Not the rule. The butti will need a 75gl min for itself, preferably 100gls. In a larger tanks tankmates are feazable. If the butti will have them.
Keep an eye on him. I tried to raise one up with my large africans 6in and up and I had to get rid of it at 4in. He was a nasty little sucker, killed two fish in one day. Also I had mine in a 90gl and he did this, so keep a close eye on it.
Yea, I know they get big and aggressive. I've just never seen them anywhere. I was wrong he's about 2-2.5" but I do know they get big and I do also have a 65 g. just in case. I actually like this butti alot I may keep him as a single, if he gets large and overly aggressive.
honda, what is a motoro tank? and knh, do you really have a 750 g. ? that is f----n huge! where do you have it? like in a lvgroom, a basement or what? how do you maintain such a large tank? I'm only asking, cuz i've never heard of anyone owning such a large tank. and do you have pics? man, thats crazy. I thought a 150 was big. I'd like to get a 90, or a 120 but thats probly as big as i'd go. 750 g. man that's fn retarded. I still cant believe that.
Butti are among some of the more aggressive african cichlids, I know of several people that keep them with their CA cichlids and they still dominate the tank....top that off with them gettin large...you could have issues. The larger the tank, the more space for the other tank mates to get around safely....
....probably gettin a breeding group/pair would be disasterour for the other fish!
....probably gettin a breeding group/pair would be disasterour for the other fish!Ppower, thanx for the info I don't plan on gettin a pair. I just got a new job though so I'm psyched, I saw this incredible 120 g. high, that I really like the other day 189.99, for the tank, top, n light. I was gonna go for a 90, but I'm cancelling that now. I'm not to crazy about mixing my americans with my africans, so I'm kinda unsure what to do with it. but if all else fails the butti will probably over time end up in the 120.
Fish Base says 30cm for Butti's what gives? That is only about 12". Anyone have actual Max. size for them?