This is what I enjoy about the hobby. You get to see what's working and what's not and make adjustments, if possible, to make it work. That's what I did with mine. I added the divider long enough to let my pulcher daffodils pair up and have some broods. It's gratifying to pull that off. But, I like to work challenge tanks. Not all do.What do you think about the temporalis being able to establish themselves? I know it will be a tense setup, but can they hold themselves? I want tetracanthus, but the temps are the main show of the 125g
Depends. My dominant female will take on intruders, but the smaller females would just as soon hide under a rock. The pulchers don't try though. They all seemed trained not to cross the DMZ. I've also removed enough rock from the temps territory to not make it appealing to them. Male temps are feisty, but my large male pulcher is bigger than my male temp, so he backs down. Every once in a while the male temp will start to wander over the sand toward their rocks like he used to, but I can see him change his mind and turn around and retreat. My temporalis dominated in the beginning which is why I put up the divider, but now I think the pulcher's could take over whatever they wanted if they decided to.Let me ask you this Tim, when the Tetracanthus enters the temps territory will one male temp fend off the intruder or will the females help as well? How do your temps respond to a pulcher invasion?
I made mine out of plexiglas and used the suction cups designed to hold strings of lights onto glass to secure them. You have to cut the plexi about 3/16" or so smaller than the front to back dimension. Use the thinner plexi like for doors and windows so it has some flex. You don't want to put pressure on the glass. You can also probably find a divider online ready to go.How do you fix dividers inside the tank?
Every tank is different. I pulled all mine except for my breeding pair and a few that eluded capture. Depends on how many you add, and sizes, etc what you'll end up with.How many males defend a territory in your setup? You say dominant male, is he the only one?
You have to be unafraid to try this stuff or you'll never know. Me, personally, I wouldn't be afraid to move ahead with this as you've planned. This is the interesting stuff. This is the good stuff.Trying to comprehend how much the temps will be able to handle. I feel like I may be putting a light weight into the ring with a heavy weight and expecting a even brawl.