I was in the lfs this weekend and i came across 5 festea about 3/4 in i know how hard they r to come by so i picked them up. I have them in a 29 gallon grow out just want to keep one female and sell the rest. How long b4 they can b sexed? can a female live for life in a 125 gallon? and how long can they stay in the 29 b4 they get to aggressive?
red terror (festea) question?
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Congrats on your pickups. Can you post pics? Unfortunately, a lot of people buy Mayans thinking they are Festaes because the LFS had them labeled wrong. Hopefully you got the real deal.
It will take a while to be able to sex them. Even at 5 inches or so, their looks can be deceiving, and they can be hard to sex.
Yes, a female can live in a 125 for life.
It will take a while to be able to sex them. Even at 5 inches or so, their looks can be deceiving, and they can be hard to sex.
Yes, a female can live in a 125 for life.
they should be fairly easily sexable at 3.5-4". I wouldn't keep them in a 29 gallon any longer than I absolutely had to. A female will be more than happy in a 125 for life.
i dont think there mayans the spot on the tail is a little high and the bars make a y by the head. u think i can grow them to 2 or 3 inches in the 29?
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Need a 40 breeder min. to grow them out a bit.And a 75 after they get a couple ". There agression will be high with there own species,thus You need the room of a larger tank than some growouts.
Festae are pretty slow growing... as for how long before you can sex them... I think about 3-4" you should be good. I got mine at just over 3" and I knew he was male. They can stay in a 29g for a little while, but it is hard to give a precise time period before they got too aggr, maybe a few weeks or a few months. One female by herself in a 125g will be fine and then some... will there be anything else in the 125g?
Festae arent that slow growing, give them at least a 4' tank to grow out in. the better diet and more water changes you do the faster they grow
Ive had some that grow slow and some that grow fast. ie; 1.5"-8" in 7-8 months, then from 3"-8" in a year. so depends on how you do things
good luck. generally the males will out grow your females to give you a basic idea to which is which.
Ive had some that grow slow and some that grow fast. ie; 1.5"-8" in 7-8 months, then from 3"-8" in a year. so depends on how you do things good luck. generally the males will out grow your females to give you a basic idea to which is which.
What lfs did you go to? And how much did they charge? I just got a group of 10 from a vendor here for $110 shipped. So $11 each. Just wondering, because i havent seen any lfs sell those at all by me.