Sexing Festae???
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dude...use the search. there are hundreds of threads on sexing festae, like we talked about last time when you had 9 or 12 or however many in a 10g tank.
usually to small to tell at that size. you need to wait until there around 5-6 inches to say for sure.
I agree. Also, I would get them in a larger tank very soon. Some people may disagree with me but I found that having Festae in larger aquariums with hiding spots led to healthier and faster growing fish. I know at 3" that it seems that a 20gal is big enough but even as juveniles these cichlids need their space. I see that you have a GT of the same size with the Festae. This makes the space even smaller IMO. If they happen to turn on each other, there's no place for them to separate. A larger volume of water will really help them in various ways. I do weekly water changes and personally I rather clean my large tanks once a week than change a small tank 2-3 times a week. Did you originally have 4 in the 20gal?fishguts;4904432;4904432 said:
Yea 2 of them got ick and died but the other 2 are growing fast i do 30% water changes twice a week....... Im planning on moving them to the 150 soon.... Im just scared of them getting eaten by the other fish..... What do you guys say most of the fish are 6-7" with tge exception of the loisellei shes about 4.5"....
It sounds like your 150 is full of much bigger fish. I wouldn't put the Festae in there at their current size. But you will have to move them out eventually. It's too bad that you don't have a larger spare tank for them. Where are you planning on putting them and the GT once they growout? I would say that your 150 is topped-out already.xinchavoc;4904701;4904701 said:
xinchavoc;4904701; said:
Let me start out by saying that I'm not telling you to do this, but it did work for me. All fish are different... I put a 3" Trimac into my big tank with zero issues... two weeks later I put another 3" Trimac in the same tank. The big tank has a few 7-8" cichlids and two catfish at 9" and 12"... I thought they might not make it, but they are fine and even flex at the bigger fish from time to time.