Unhealthy green terror

[Terror fanboii 1]

Hi i am new to monster fish keepers and a newbie in this hobby to i have a female green terror. I bought pair my female killed it. In the fight she also badly injured her caudal fins but now she is better but the patterns are not good and the yellow is very thin. Will she grow the caudal fin more? she is 3.5in and what about pattern.

 

[neutrino]

Possibly. Hard to predict, really. If you mean the pattern is faint but it's there, there's a good chance it darkens in time ime. If you mean the fin was tattered and the pattern is now broken or irregular it will probably stay that way. The yellow is also hard to predict, it varies by individual, anyway, and is often thinner on females. It can increase with maturity, especially on males, but how much varies by individual fish, some simply have wider orange/yellow than others.

How much the caudal fin will continue growing probably depends on overall growth, but I'd expect it to end up similar to whatever it would have been for that individual. Ime you don't normally see a caudal fin that's simply tattered in a juvie stop growing, at least not in good conditions where the fin heals in the first place.

 

[duanes]

The damage in your photo does not look significant enough to me, to prevent healing.
To prevent re-growth (in any cichlid) the damage usually needs be all the way beyond the fin and into bone.
The Paratilapia below, had enough damage, the rip never grew back together.

 

[Terror fanboii 1]

that picture of my terror is of present in the past she looked like this.
I am thinking to add 1 male should i ?
and how ?

 

[tlindsey]

that picture of my terror is of present in the past she looked like this.
View attachment 1389959I am thinking to add 1 male should i ?
and how ?

Welcome aboard

I personally would wait and let the Female fins heal a bit. I suggest having something to separate the 2 just in case things don't go well. Light diffuser aka egg crate will work.

 

[Terror fanboii 1]

Welcome aboard

I personally would wait and let the Female fins heal a bit. I suggest having something to separate the 2 just in case things don't go well. Light diffuser aka egg crate will work.

Thanx?
do you know something else ? cuz here i can't find any light diffuser sheet and will it work if the male is like 2.5-3 inches ?

 

[duanes]

Light diffuser (egg crate)is sold anywhere, (hardware, and home improvement stores)anywhere where fluorescent lights are used.

I would also suggest, besides getting a male, get a few extra females.
This spreads out aggression, so no 1 female is being targeted and pummeled to breed, and allows for a more natural mate selection process, all cichlids have complicated mating rituals, and mate qualifications, and just putting a female with a male is no assurance that a pair will form, and be copasetic.
I usually get a half dozen or more of any cichlid to provide options.
Right now I have a dozen Andinoacara coerleopunctatus

(close cousins to the GT) in a tank, and there is little to no aggression, with the more natural selection options going on.

 

[Terror fanboii 1]

Thanx ☺ I will buy some more females too but I have a question won't they fight ? and will it be ok to put 1 male green terror of 2.5-3 inches with a female of 3.5 ?

 

[Terror fanboii 1]

Help!!!!!
I got one green terror (that looks like a male) from a person. He was finding a person to keep it cuz he was getting bullied so i took him from him happily. But when i introduced him in the tank all my cichlids including female terror started to kill him in 30s his tail was teared i took a 5 gallon bucket and putted aquarium water in it with one air stone.He was the 3rd smallest in the tank. What should i do next ??.
Will he grow in that bucket. he is about 2.5 inches.

 

[duanes]

What size is the normal tank you are keeping your fish in?
and what are , and how many other fish.