S. tinanti

[zyno]

I have a 33 long that is 48" x 13" x 13". Currently only inhabitants are a few cory's and a few tetras.
Water is semi soft with a ph of about 6.8. Lots of rocks and caves.

My question is should bye one tinanti or three/four? I'm going over to the store soon and see if I can sex them. They are about 3.5" long.

Last time I had a trio of S.casuarius, the male killed one female and would not bond with the other.

I might just buy one as a solo addition to the tank. Then I can add another WA cichlid?

I just do not know if I can trust having three males? ID of sex may be hard at this age.
Any tips are appreciated. I will update this thread after my decision.

Thanks,
Tony

 

[Umbra]

Buy a bunch, wait for a pair to form and sell the rest. Watch them in the tank at the LFS for a while, I've seen S. Casuarius form stable pairs in the LFS tanks.

 

[zyno]

Well I changed my mind and bought four S. Casuarius that were born in the tank at the LFS. They are about 1" to 1.5" long. I got all four plus one about .25" for $8.99.

I love raising small fish!