so I went to my local fish store two days ago. In the past I had displayed interest in a red terror cichlid (festae not Mayan). It just so happens another local had traded in a juvenile 5 inch or so festae. I believe it is a true festae the tail spot is smaller and offcenter towards the top.
When I got him home I placed him in my 125 semi/aggressive tank. A flowerhorn male has taken to being the big king and he outsized the red terror by a decent amount. A female flowerhorn whom I had separated from him earlier in their developement due to his aggression has now established a relationship with him. She is smaller than the festae but she immediately started locking jaws with the festae, big male didn't seem to care all that much. Eventually he started chasing because the female was. I decided to place the flowerhorns in a tank I have recently started cycling for this very purpose.
Don't know if mine is a male or female yet, but so excited to grow it out. Currently there are 2 oscars, 2 ornate bichir, a lap bichir, 3 Raph cats, a fire eel, and 2 pleco (royal and chocolate). Red terror isn't like the other cichlids, he seems content to find a home and is less prone to patrolling. Time will tell how well he does with the fire eel and bichir.
When I got him home I placed him in my 125 semi/aggressive tank. A flowerhorn male has taken to being the big king and he outsized the red terror by a decent amount. A female flowerhorn whom I had separated from him earlier in their developement due to his aggression has now established a relationship with him. She is smaller than the festae but she immediately started locking jaws with the festae, big male didn't seem to care all that much. Eventually he started chasing because the female was. I decided to place the flowerhorns in a tank I have recently started cycling for this very purpose.
Don't know if mine is a male or female yet, but so excited to grow it out. Currently there are 2 oscars, 2 ornate bichir, a lap bichir, 3 Raph cats, a fire eel, and 2 pleco (royal and chocolate). Red terror isn't like the other cichlids, he seems content to find a home and is less prone to patrolling. Time will tell how well he does with the fire eel and bichir.