Festae Red Terror Cichlid

The larger ones should be fed bulkier items to maintain their health such as large cichlid pellets or sticks chicken liver earthworms and fish fillets.

Festa del miele hermagor 2018. The red terror is a cave brooder and will lay their eggs in caves or in sheltered areas. The red terror cichlid mesoheros festae may grow up to 20 inches and has big jaws so can eat fish of up to 6 inches in length. A number of spawning pits will be dug in the substrate then the female will lay upto 3000 large eggs in a sheltered place or cave.

The red terror cichlid mesoheros festae should absolutely not be considered to be a community fish. These fish get large and are very aggressive. It is a very big fish and is like many cichlids very territorial.

The festae is usually confused with the mayan cichlid amphilophus urophthalmus. Red terror cichlid cichlasoma festae red terror cichlid or harlequin cichlid cichlasoma festae is a bright large and territory dependent fish of cichlidae family. True red terror vs.

Festae are vibrant colorful scales and intelligent personality make you want to go and get them home. They are named red terror or festae because of their temperament levels that range from aggressive to very aggressive. One of the most desirable and sought after american cichlids.

The males lose the black barring and a change in the coloration is seen. Amphilophus festae cichlids are a popular species of cichlids that are mainly found in central america. The best way to tell the difference between these cichlids when younger is look for a y that connects the vertical front bars on a festaes body where the mayans do not touch each other.

But this is one of the best fishes for those who want to have extremely clever large bright and aggressive fish in a tank. Often the fish is kept in species tanks due to its temper. Breeding and pairing them off can be difficult.

Red terrors mature when they are 35 to 4 in length. This fish is moderately difficult in terms of keeping.