Red terror

[Jeremey]

Are red terrors really as aggressive as mad out to be???? I've just never herd any stories about aggressive red terrors as you here about midevils and other cichlids

 

[qguy]

Mid devils are much more common than Red terrors, hence you hear more stories about them. Both are aggressive fishes, that s where they get their common name

 

[cichlidsickness]

I'm assuming you are speaking of the festae and not the mayan cichlid, both go by the generic name of Red Terror.

I've owned a handful of festae and I've noticed some different personalities out of them. I've had some that were very skittish, always looking to hide from me as soon as I would approach the tank, and even more so when the tank light would go on. Then on the other hand I've had some that made for great wet pets, they would greet me as soon as I would walk in the room. I currently have a 7 inch male and female festae that get really annoyed when I put my finger up to the glass. They have been this way since they hit about 4 inches. This has been my favorite pair so far because they have that "rip your nose off" personality that suits their name very well. They have more aggressive behavior than any of my previous festae, and I'm judging their aggression based on when they are not spawning. Any festae pair that spawns will be extremely aggressive, as will most if not all cichlids, and this is where I believe the "Red Terror" name comes from.

I would have to say that the tempermant of the festae varies from fish to fish, even siblings from the same spawn. I have another female from the same spawn as the aggressive 7 inch female and she's always been very skittish compared to her sibling, even when I used to have them both equally divided in a 125 gallon tank. If I would have had them free swimming together, I would have thought the aggressive fish (which was a tad bit smaller by the way) was just the more dominant fish in the tank, but since they were divided I know this not to be the case.

 

[ragin_cajun]

Yes, they are really as aggressive as they're made out to be when they're mature. .

 

[Jeremey]

When do they mature?? And is it ture the females are more aggressive then the males ??

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

When do they mature?? And is it ture the females are more aggressive then the males ??

Answering your second question ,there could be 2 options
1) Pre- Spawn( Male is most aggressive)
2) Post spawn ( Not sure...as mine have not bred )

Answering your initial generic question.....I dont believe they live upto their names of Red terrors , the true red terrors must have been named more for their exotic rich red color

 

[josh1986]

I had a male festae and red devil both around 10 inches. The festae was above the devil in the pecking order and even had a go at my 12"+ synspilum lol. When a female red devil was put in the tank the festae was the fish who fought off all others for the right to pair. I believe they are more intelligent then others so they pick and choose their times to show their full strength. They seem to avoid confrontation but if they have no choice I believe a festae will win against most besides the monster dovii and umbee ect...

 

[Hoplo]

As with most big cichlids the nature of the individual fish has as much effect as the breed, if you get the right festae, it will be as if not more aggressive then any other big cichlid, but at the same time you could get one that is a pathetic, and is not aggressive at all.

 

[qguy]

Then it would have been named "Red Peace" instead of Red Terror

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I dont believe they live upto their names of Red terrors , the true red terrors must have been named more for their exotic rich red color[/QUOTE]

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

Then it would have been named "Red Peace" instead of Red Terror

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I dont believe they live upto their names of Red terrors , the true red terrors must have been named more for their exotic rich red color

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Hahahah LOL....well said