Quick question regarding adding Green Terrors to tank, How many at the beginning?!

[philipraposo1982]

i am dedicated my 75g to a pair of green terror but everywhere around me sells young GT's.

I don't think i can sex them that young. so maybe i should buy more and get rid of the extras after?

bad idea?

how many should i start with? how big will they get before they start to get really aggressive and will have to split them up?

thanks.

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

I would choose the most dominant one out of the group with longer body and long trailer fins in hope of your male and maybe 2-3 more that you like in hopes that their is a pair that forms
Love green terrors good luck!

 

[dan518]

Get 6, as soon as 2 look to be pairing up sell the other 4 off

 

[philipraposo1982]

why 6 vs 4 or 5 or 8 or 2 can you explain a bit more? what should i look for?

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

Well the more you grow out the more of a possibility that a pair forms lol

 

[philipraposo1982]

what about aggression untill i am able to figure it out? wouldn't it get really bad?

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

I would add a lot of caves and hiding spots to give a little bit of protection to those getting picked on

 

[philipraposo1982]

how long do you guestimate it would take to get a pair sorted out? assuming they start out at 2.5" - 3"

 

[Stanzzzz7]

If you are starting out with fish that are 3 inch you should be able to tell the sexes apart.
Green terrors can be sexed quite early on.Young males will normally be showing signs of dominating behaviour if you watch them long enough.They will be a brighter colour than the females also at an early age.
They will also pair up and breed when only around 100 mm long.
Here are some I had.They are around 100 mm at this stage.You can clearly tell the male from the females.
Male is at the back near the bottom in this photo


I raised a group if 5 females and 1 male in a 7x2x2.It worked very well.



Your tank is only big enough for a pair and you may find your male is hard on your female at times.I would make sure you have plenty of places she can retreat to if the male gets too aggressive.
As said already a group of six juveniles is a good number to start with.
Be ready to move the other fish once a pair forms. Aggressive behaviour can form very quickly so have a plan ready for when this happens.
Good luck.

 

[philipraposo1982]

assuming i get 1 m and 1f will they for sure pair up or there is a chance that it will not work?