Some new addition

2 weeks came across some baby festea or true red terrors. This is one of my favourite fish and have never forgiven myself for selling them. The store only had 6 5cm fish would have preferred 12 to get a pair, but who know maybe I am lucky. In the past I could only sex them at around 10-12cm but they look all male. After a 2 week quarantine I added 5 off them to ray tank and 1 got beaten badly so it is healing up in filter.

 

They're beautiful!

 

Statistically the odds of not getting at least 1 pair out of 6 fish is very low (1.5 % if my maths is correct) unless there are other contributing factors such as the store only buying one sex or when being bred if pH or temperature play a role in the sex determination.

They look great.

 

okay cool
hopefully the stats in my favor, sadly with central american cichlids killing each other while breeding always a reality so having spare female always great

 

Beauti

 

Gorgeous @top dog
We also got 2
Cesar's one has gone quite red already but mine not so much
I'm sure we got them from same place as they were also tiny

 

Thanks all
@MariaS pretty sure they will grow quickly, I am just hoping with larger tank size they will stay peaceful
A few snaps from this morning

 

thank you
if a pair forms i assume i will have to remove the pair, for my rays safety and rest of the mob. All male or all female could work long term but will have too see.

 

Cesar's one was about 20cm and he was peaceful so he is also hoping the ones we got now alo tay peaceful
He only had 1 though
lets hope that you get a pair, would be awesome if you could breed them

 

Well I am done to 3
Rays far better predators than expected.
But 3 growing well

 

thanks
do not think it will work long term with rays, recon they will become to angry. but for now huge tank helping them grow fast

 

having the opposite problem for now, rays keep picking off cichlids who do not pay attention.
new tank on the cards thou for safety of all fish