Fish ID

[Stang23456]

is this a red terror ? Also what sex ?

 

[garfy]

Yes and it looks like a male to me.

 

[Stang23456]

For sure a RT and not a Mayan ?

 

[garfy]

Definitely a Festae.The Tail spot is high on the tail.A Mayans Tsil spot is bigger and more Central.I have 9 Festae and trust me this is a Festae.

 

[Stang23456]

Good. Paid $50 for him ? Lol

 

[garfy]

Always a relief to know you got the right fish?

 

[Mogurako]

Definitely a Festae.The Tail spot is high on the tail.A Mayans Tsil spot is bigger and more Central.I have 9 Festae and trust me this is a Festae.

I'd agree! Mayans have a full occelus "Tail spot" on their caudul peduncle where as the Festae only has a half occelus.

 

[cbourg746]

Good. Paid $50 for him ? Lol

Nice fish, but what is in the tank with it? These guys aren't called red terrors for no reason.

 

[garfy]

Nice fish, but what is in the tank with it? These guys aren't called red terrors for no reason.

Well this one has a damaged Tail do something has had a go at it.Don't imagine he'll have too much trouble when he gets bigger though.He looks to be about 4-4.5" at the moment.

 

[cbourg746]

Well this one has a damaged Tail do something has had a go at it.Don't imagine he'll have too much trouble when he gets bigger though.He looks to be about 4-4.5" at the moment.

From the looks of it, he's prob 4" and the tail looks more like an incidental contact with a decoration or something since there are no chunks missing. Just a tear. Good looking fish though.

 

[Stang23456]

He's 6" long. Just added him yesterday. Tank is brand new and since adding him, he's not really swimming around and just sitting at bottom. That normal ?

 

[cbourg746]

He's 6" long. Just added him yesterday. Tank is brand new and since adding him, he's not really swimming around and just sitting at bottom. That normal ?

Yeah....he's probably stressed out still. Give him some time and he should be running the tank.

 

[Aski247]

Good looking male, I prefer the more "greenish" color in them.

 

[Stang23456]

This normal ? He's just laying on the rocks

 

[Aski247]

This normal ? He's just laying on the rocks

Fish can take up to a couple weeks or even a month to acclimate and adjust to their new surroundings. Keep an eye on the water params. And maybe up the WC frequency. He will be fine...

 

[Stang23456]

How often should I be doing water changes in my new 90 gallon ?

 

[Again]

How often should I be doing water changes in my new 90 gallon ?

If you still call it new and you care about your $50 fish than daily water changes till H2O parameters stabilize.

 

[Stang23456]

4 days old new ?

 

[Aski247]

4 days old new ?

If its still cycling I'd say 25% ever other day. Until it stabilizes then the normal weekly 50%

 

[Again]

4 days old new ?

Definite PWC every day till it stabilizes.