Water and feeding, in the wild they're similar to other rivulatus, temps in the mid 70s to 80-ish, pH in the 7s up into the 8s. They're not soft water, warm water fish. Food-wise, they're primarily carnivores in the wild.Wow I didn't know all that, l will be getting a pair of Stalsbergi with T Barbs for dither in a 120 gallon tank. I am hoping it works. Generally I like to have more than one species in the tank however reading all the information provided I am afraid to try...
I really want this to work, I am hoping that 120 gallons is not to small. You all has shared some great information, thanks
I didn't know that they was that aggressive... what should I feed them, what should the temperature be? Would it be ok to feed them earth worms as a treat say once a month as I do with my other cichlids in my other tank?
I'm not personally a fan of feeding live earthworms (I've seen it cause problems) but if you've been doing it without issues I'm assuming you have a safe source for them. Most people I know who've kept them fed primarily a good pellet, same as rivulatus.
By the way, I've never said you shouldn't call stalsbergi a green terror, a member of the green terror group, the Peruvian green terror, or the similar ways some articles describe them. My objection is to the notion some have that stalsbergi is the "true" or "original" green terror and rivulatus is the "false" green terror. That notion has been around a while, but it gets the history wrong.
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