Wild Festae laid some eggs

[NOLAGT]

Its a 120 with 2 ac110's and a heater.

 

[Sarah88]

Did you say that your festae pair are in a 120gal? I have six juvies that I am currently growing out in a 120 until I get a single pair. How long could I keep a pair in a 120? Many people tell me that they will need at least a 220 or more.

you would need this big of a tank if they are to have any kind of tankmates (but even then they may get killed) but if you just have the pair to themselves than a 120 (what are the dimensions on yours?) would be fine for a long time, but might want to eventually go with something wider (not neccesarily more gallons just different dimensions) as the male gets bigger but i think it would take him years to outgrow a 18in wide tank, the main thing you have to worry about is the male liking the female enough to not kill her though usually their size difference is enough that you can be creative and make hiding caves that she can get into but he cant

 

[Dylz]

ah man thats great. send a PM if you would like to sell some fry

 

[NOLAGT]

I am planning to sell and ship them...ill PM you once there ready. I need to pull them...the parents are starting to eat the fry...guess there ready to do it again.

 

[Gruff Master]

you would need this big of a tank if they are to have any kind of tankmates (but even then they may get killed) but if you just have the pair to themselves than a 120 (what are the dimensions on yours?) would be fine for a long time, but might want to eventually go with something wider (not neccesarily more gallons just different dimensions) as the male gets bigger but i think it would take him years to outgrow a 18in wide tank, the main thing you have to worry about is the male liking the female enough to not kill her though usually their size difference is enough that you can be creative and make hiding caves that she can get into but he cant

My 120gal. is 18" wide,5' long, and 26" deep. I don't plan on any tankmates. Well, maybe some dithers. They are too small to tell what sex they are. Their bars come and go.

 

[Tropicalfishking]

What size tank are you going to grow out the fry in?

 

[NOLAGT]

Weill I moved the fry last night...came in to the office in the dark...flipped the lights on and all the fry were in a ball so they were easy to suck out. They were starting to eat them so it was time. Today he is chasing her all around the tank...and so the process starts again

The bucket o fry

The storage space that I am going to cram with tanks (and put walls up lol)

The 58gal that now has all the fry. Theres a sponge filter and a fluval 104. I took 80% of the main tank water to fill it and took the bio max out of one of the ac110's and put it in the fluval.

 

[NOLAGT]

Him today...he is chasing her a bunch.

 

[Jamee]

so lovely what a hunk

 

[Sarah88]

My 120gal. is 18" wide,5' long, and 26" deep. I don't plan on any tankmates. Well, maybe some dithers. They are too small to tell what sex they are. Their bars come and go.

oh ok yeah thats the dimensions of my 120 that i have (was planning different stock but now might be thinking keeping a pair in there if one forms from my fry.....)

and that sucks they were already eating them so soon, though looks like you will have plenty more fry soon the way they are acting LOL