looks amazing!!!!! Just got myself a GT, I love him to death, will prolly end up being the only fish in my 55, maybe with a rainbow shark >.> if they will be ok together. Gotta see.
Did you use a high quality camera? They look spectacular. His facial markings are superb, did they always come in like that or did he get more as he matured?
umm.. I hope your JD and GT will be okay. My JD and GT live together since they were about 2 inches in length. One day when the JD was about 7 inches he started being all aggressive and beat up the smaller 5 inches (at the time) GT (GT takes longer to grow). I had to separate the tank with a separator. I'm waiting for my Oscar to grow a bit more and then move the GT in with him. Hope everything work out or else one fish will have to go to the LFS
I hope they will to... i will never bring my fish to a local fish store.... would rather somehow try to keep them or give them to someone who really would take care of them. I actually put in a 2 inch female with my full grown male jack and she is now about 7 inches.... he didn't attack her which i was surprised..... we will see once they get bigger... but they are going to be going into either a 135 gallon tank or a 210 gallon tank..... not sure yet.........
fingers crossed for down the road....
cheers and thanks for the heads up......
Green Terrors are some of the prettiest fresh water fish, IMO.
I have a 3" GT in a tank with my flametail peacocks and yellow labs because I was told he would be fine with them...I've since learned(read) differently, so I'll have to find a new home for him before he matures. :?
(Yes, I'm a newb to fish and should have researched before I just took a LFS owner's word for it :roll: )
benny71, though it's certainly not ideal, the GT might be ok long term with your other fish, if it's a large tank that's decorated properly.
Decorate the tank with a large overhanging tree root/driftwood on one side, with a rockpile (with a lot of caves) on the other. Leave a mostly open space in between. The GT normally will claim the driftwood, and the Africans will normally claim the rocky area. That setup usually even works with more aggressive CA cichlids and Africans.
hey, I was wondering if any1can help me out I have a female green terror9cm, Oscar15cm and two pictus cats in my 4ft tank. My green terror has laid some eggs and is protecting them a lot, can some1 tell me what I should do with them? thanx
The eggs will not be fetile and once the GT relizes this (when they turn white) she will eat them herself. That is if the pictus cats do not get to them first.
benny71, though it's certainly not ideal, the GT might be ok long term with your other fish, if it's a large tank that's decorated properly.
Decorate the tank with a large overhanging tree root/driftwood on one side, with a rockpile (with a lot of caves) on the other. Leave a mostly open space in between. The GT normally will claim the driftwood, and the Africans will normally claim the rocky area. That setup usually even works with more aggressive CA cichlids and Africans.
I'm not sure it will work, because it's only a 55g, but if you think I could put the rock on one side and some driftwood on the other and they could live peacefully, I'll definitely give it a shot.
Right now I have 12 Flametail Peacocks(I will be thinning them down as I figure out who's male and female) and 4 yellow labs in there with the green terror...In a 55g, is there any way that could work?
Also, if it would, what shape of driftwood would work best?
It might work in the 55g if the GT is female. A male GT will need a bit more room.
The driftwood that works best is something that will simulate a tree root or branch, hanging down into the water at an angle. I place them from the back corner facing downard toward the front. Then leave about a 18 inches of open space. On the other 18 inches or so of the tank, make a large rockpile with about 2 caves per African cichlid.
It might work in the 55g if the GT is female. A male GT will need a bit more room.
The driftwood that works best is something that will simulate a tree root or branch, hanging down into the water at an angle. I place them from the back corner facing downard toward the front. Then leave about a 18 inches of open space. On the other 18 inches or so of the tank, make a large rockpile with about 2 caves per African cichlid.
I promise I'll get some more Pictures up for you guys soon. I'll test out my other lens this time. Umm I'll probably take the pictures tonight and get it up here by tomorrow night. Hang on guys..
Benny, Try to get a piece of driftwood that is not sharp. You never know when your fish will run into it.
benny71, though it's certainly not ideal, the GT might be ok long term with your other fish, if it's a large tank that's decorated properly.
Decorate the tank with a large overhanging tree root/driftwood on one side, with a rockpile (with a lot of caves) on the other. Leave a mostly open space in between. The GT normally will claim the driftwood, and the Africans will normally claim the rocky area. That setup usually even works with more aggressive CA cichlids and Africans.
Thanks OCF, I'll probably go pick one up and rearrange my tank tonight. :thumb:
If this doesn't work, I'll probably get another GT(of the opposite sex once I can determine this one's) and turn the tank I'm getting Saturday into a GT tank.
OCF, I bought that tree today and rearranged my tank...I also found out I need some new rocks, because the ones I have don't look good in a corner. LOL.
I'll snap a picture and post it later once the water clears back up.
Here is the tank now with the new decoration for the GT.
Like I said, I hate the rocks now, but they will have to suffice until I change out the gravel for sand...Also, I added a black background, but I haven't flattened it out yet.
I'll be switching out the fake plants with real ones that look like the tall one in the back left corner when I do the substrate change.
Benny, the tank looks nice, but I do have a suggestion.
Make the space between the driftwood and the rockpile a little more open, so that the territories are a bit better defined. If there isn't any aggression between the GT and Africans, don't worry about it though.
Oh yeah, and to LSBoost, your GT is really a stunner!
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