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Green Terrors again

JK Coney

11-23-2009

Re: Green Terrors again

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11-23-2009

Posted by Stephen Wolstenholme on November 25, 2009, 11:46 am

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wrote:

>>>

>>
>> A quick google scan finds:
>> http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Cichlid,%20Green%20Terror.htm
>>
>> 2 extracts from there:
>>
>> a: Tank Mates. When small, green terrors mix with any number of small
>> cichlids as well as other speedy tank mates. We recommend barbs.
>>
>> b: Dither Fish Secret. Adding a perceived outside threat, adds to the
>> green terrors' tendency to bond together. Convict cichlids make an
>> excellent dither fish candidate. They like to argue and can run away at
>> escape velocity. Do not add a male and female convict or they will breed
>> all other fishes out of house and home.

>
>
> Yes I've had convicts breed right in the middle of a 55 swarming with
>other cichlids.

Convicts just breed! Stopping them can be a challenge if you need to
give something else a chance to get going.

Steve

--
Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com

Posted by =?iso-8859-15?Q?_=3E=3C=28=28= on November 25, 2009, 11:54 am

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:46:40 -0000, Stephen Wolstenholme

> wrote:
>

>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>

>>>
>>> A quick google scan finds:
>>> http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Cichlid,%20Green%20Terror.htm
>>>
>>> 2 extracts from there:
>>>
>>> a: Tank Mates. When small, green terrors mix with any number of small
>>> cichlids as well as other speedy tank mates. We recommend barbs.
>>>
>>> b: Dither Fish Secret. Adding a perceived outside threat, adds to the
>>> green terrors' tendency to bond together. Convict cichlids make an
>>> excellent dither fish candidate. They like to argue and can run away
>>> at
>>> escape velocity. Do not add a male and female convict or they will
>>> breed
>>> all other fishes out of house and home.

>>
>>
>> Yes I've had convicts breed right in the middle of a 55 swarming with
>> other cichlids.

>
> Convicts just breed! Stopping them can be a challenge if you need to
> give something else a chance to get going.
>
> Steve
>
>

Hence the point made above:
"Do not add a male and female convict or they will breed all other fishes
out of house and home."

Posted by JK Coney on November 28, 2009, 2:25 pm

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>
> You need to add some "dither fish" to the tank.
> The Cichlids will then soon overcome their nervousness and skittish
> behavior.
>
>
>

Noun1.dither - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither";
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"
fuss, pother, tizzy, flap
agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Verb1.dither - act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
2.dither - make a fuss; be agitated
pother, flap
fret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too
much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

Posted by JK Coney on December 4, 2009, 8:42 pm

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>
>

>>
>> You need to add some "dither fish" to the tank.
>> The Cichlids will then soon overcome their nervousness and skittish
>> behavior.
>>

Added 4 black tetras.... no help. Then 2 big danios... no difference. The
one bigger female GT is still beating up the smaller Terror and totally
ignoring the other fish. My LPS was offering a buy 2 get one free deal
tonight, so I picked up a nice pair of Dempseys, and another Green Terror.
This could be fun or an even worse blood bath.

--
JK Sinrod
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com

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