Red Texas Cichlid Care Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2018
- Red Texas cichlid fish tank care is fairly easy besides their crazy aggression. I highly advise these canister filters on Red Texas Cichlid tanks. This was last years most sold canister filter. Here is a link:
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More info from others:
They're only hard to find right now because the Electric Blue variety has become so much more popular. But yeah, the regular Blue Acaras are not an expensive fish. Especially if you're buying juveniles. Anything over $15-20 is a ripoff, $96 is straight up robbery.
I just checked the link. It's $96 for 10 juveniles. So that's only $9.60 per fish. Not bad. But then you'd need either a massive tank, or somewhere/someone to buy the extras off you once you have the pair or two you want to keep.
Check the wet spot and tangled up in cichlids. It’ll specify if they’re normal or EB so you don’t accidentally buy something you don’t want. Laura Diflo no problem and the wet spot is a great place to order from. I placed my first order a few months ago for 5 wild caught. I placed the order on Wednesday afternoon. They shipped them on Thursday at 1pm and I had them by 9:30 am on Friday. Overnight shipping cost $65 but was worth it since the wet spot is located in Oregon and I’m in Indiana. To go that far in less than 24 hrs and have all fish healthy and alive was completely worth the extra $.
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I agree, I live east coast and have gotten over 200 fish from wetspot with only one doa, and the fault was with the shippers that time. They have excellent selection and very high quality fish. You won’t be disappointed in the quality.
Sorry for the low quality picture but this is my new tiger oscar. He has some tank mates for the time being but they are being rehoused in about 2 weeks. I was thinking of doing a black water aquarium for him. Any one do this before/ know about the pros and cons?
I did it for a while in my 125 gallon but couldn’t keep the color to my liking and keep up with regular water changes on a large tank. Figured it out and will be going back to black water for my 125 and my 220 gal once it’s setup.
Indian almond leaves aka giant catappa tree leaves. I bought 100 at a time off amazon for $50 if memory serves me right. 1 leaf treats 10 gallons and you can add more or less to achieve desired color. I put 25 in my tank and weighed them down with a rock to speed it up. What I didn’t realize is it takes a week to get the color I wanted and with doing weekly water changes I was wasting $. The leaves last approximately 1 month. The part I didn’t realize is while having leaves in the tank you need to put leaves in a 5 gallon bucket and get a concentrate to add when filling your tank back up and keep doing that with every water change or you’ll never keep the water the color you want.
no problem. I love black water tanks but I’ve never done it on really big tanks and it took some trial and error. You’ll still end up spending a decent amount of $ to achieve the look long term but personally I think it’s worth it.
Red Texas Cichlid Care is fun. awesome! I only have room for 2 big tanks so I’m gonna have my 125 and 220. I think though I might be able to find some room for 2 75 gallons. I have a steel stand that can have 2 tanks on so I’m gonna make room for that and then will be tapped out for tank space. Ok guys I need help don’t know what to do . We made a huge mistake in buying 2 3 foot shop lights from Home Depot . They are crazy bright and grow algae like crazy be great for a grow out tank . Right now we put a old 4 foot light on that looks like crap . Both ends Are so dark . I want the fish to be happy but also wanna see them to . Pics of leds and normal.
I have 2 of them. One was used when I got it 3 years ago and I bought another 1 year ago. Never had any problems with either of them.
Nice! I was actually talking about the specific brand lol but if you got yours online from eBay I’m sure they all are actually decent quality for the price. This one i posted i found for 49$!!! It was half off originally $99
Yeah true. What size tank you have? I have a 60g and this canister does 520 gph. Thought it’d be good plus I’ll leave my hanging filter on also. That one is a penguin 350 with bio wheels. Then i also have a powerhead with a filter on that as well.
As always, great video! Keep them coming!
I know in the past you wanted some umbee clips I have a couple on my channel. Definately keep with them and don't give up on growing them out. The reward you get with a big massive umbee is worth it! I have some vids from fry to around 10 inches or so and the transformation is incredible.
Thank u for this video soo much it really helped me with my baby red Texas. I’m waiting for mine to fade or molt as well
Wow, that's quite the deal. Keep us posted on the acrylic tank situation!
Bro it wasn’t a care guide it was a simple bead guide 😂
Good video ya there is alot of steps. I got 23 F4 SRT and I got 4 orts it takes time to get a good fish you get out what you put into it. Thanks for the video
Really awesome video and fish🙏 what kind of stands are these id love to have stacked aquariums at home
All my predator fish are in a community tank. Usually they do good if they are not the top fish in the tank. If one is too aggressive I make a new fish the tank leader
can you do a vid on the flowerhorn
I wonder if you can create red Texas using the Red King Kong parrot instead of Blood Parrot
Hope u get your tank I was looking at a super red Texas as for the tag but the employee said it will turn red at Petco for $30 what u think
i would say it will not fade they are really low quality, most red texas will not fade
I’m trying to do the same thing you are good breed my green Texas or my flower garden with something
I got a gorgeous Red Texas - not faded - and he's a community fish. He's got the very endlers he's supposed to be eating, breeding in his tank. For Real.
Got a blue Texas and a red devil in a 75 gallon and they get along great just recently got some fry from them don’t know what they would look like i imagine something close to a red Texas
Also where are some good fish stores around minn? I live in North Dakota which good fish stores are almost non exsistent but I go to Minneapolis once or twice a year and I checked out soem big fish stores around there can’t remember the names
Interesting how some fish are glorified with selective breeding and inbreeding, like discus, guppies, Endlers, etc, and of course shrimp. Breeders can’t come up with enough new flavors to satisfy demand. I was at Forest Lake Pets and saw Black Widow Frontosa’s for the first time. Went onto some forums to do some research only to learn the African Cichlid community is full of purists. They frown upon these practices. I thought the frontosa’s were gorgeous fish and wouldn’t hesitate to buy them if I had a large enough tank.
Actually, when you cross red parrots with green tex, all the hatchling will look green tex. From that first generation cross with red parrots or midas or mammon(best possible option), then 25% might turn somewhat red and rest green.
Your tex with that size is not going to fade
Good to know
I have a male and female red TX. I believe yours in the video is a female. Mine is virtually the same size and color. My male is very similar in color but the size is much larger. Male also have the nuchal hump similar to a flowerhorn but not as exaggerated. As for they're temperament, I've found them to be described as belligerent. I must say that is absolutely true. Make sure your divider is a solid build and immoveable, they will attack the divider for sure, been there done that. Currently trying to sell my pair, the fighting has gotten old to me
Best temperature?
Try feeding Red Blaze by CZ products
Do you still have your Red Texas cichlid?
I got 3 small 2 inch SRT Already fading!!!
So stoked!!!
Ill sell you one man for a good price..
He ever take u up on that? Cus if u didnt notice he doesnt have a red texas his green is way too clean to fade. My FEMALE red texas is still red.
one* i mean the petsmart near me has one but its colouration is no as strong
I want to add an eel in with my red texas. Has anyone tried this before?
I have a male red Texas and he looked just like yours when he was small lol he grew to 13 inches in a year he is two years old now and he is 15 inches and probably 7 inches tall and very thick I call him blue because he morfed to blue then to white red yellow and black wish I could send you a picture he is like a dog I can pet him and play with him never had a fish like him he is flower horn and green Texas really easy to take care of very healthy very fast and adjial you will love him!!!
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palmer i want a flower horn do you know any website that sello any
Imperial Tropicals does
would 2 oscars, 2 JDs, and 2 Green terrors in a 125 okay or nah
Yeah! Heavy water changes though!
I NEED HELP WITH MY BICHIR, he keeps floating to the top and is trying his hardest to keep at the bottom then I walked in and he was doing something like a death roll swimming around the whole tank just doing that. WILL HE DIE PLEASE HELP I REALLY LIKE HIM SO MUCHH!!
Turn off the lights for a while. Is he bloated? Do you have gravel? Sometimes they eat a piece and die
Ahh Too late man he passed it started out this morning with him floating to the top then he went upside down and started floating and would go insane every couple of minutes and he just died as we speek, since the ammonia goes up should i put in stress coat or prime conditioner
and yes I do have gravel is that gonna be an issue for my next bichir?
That's a no fader you have I have a SRT. That didn't fade your RT will turn black before it fades and it usually ha happens when the fry are around 3 inches long but if it doesn't fade it still has the gene it can pass on to it's fry that's why you always have one parent faded if not both.
For dividers i use the white egg crate light diffuser, you can also spray paint them just make sure the paint is non toxic. Like how i did because the white reflects the light and it makes your tank look somewhat cloudy.
Mysterious water - do you plastic dip yours?
Yeah so far so good its been under water for half a yr
I’m afraid of the plasti dip coming off 👀
Just give it a try experiment , can't live with fear if you want to innovate!!
weird thing i had a 150 gallon with a breeding pair or red dragon flowerhorn 2 oscars platinum clown knife breeding pair of red devil and blood parrot and a black arowana idk how they all got along i sold the fish and the tank now have a 55 gallon with 2 oscars and a red devil my red devil is super mean and hurts the oscars to where i had to get a separator idk why he’s a ass but i can’t get him to be nice hah
I just bought two for $45 each
The bare minimum for cichlids is 55 gallons ok. Now, trust me India is a very rich country (see India's GDF ) and 7th largest land mass on earth with massive 80% poor population constantly battling for food and land to build a home. Please visit my or any 80% Indian house you will find that we don't have room for even 40-gallon aquarium Even 30 gallons is big . This means 80% of Indians should not keep cichlids. but we keep them, they survive and thrive for 8 to 12 years as per my best knowledge in the tank size ranging from 15 to 30 gallons ( 1 to 3, number of cichlids )... We never bother about Ph, tds and those fancy nitrate measuring devices.... we just put our regular supply water with anti-chlorine and weekly or fortnightly water changes, that all....
Show the fish show the fish, how about showing the fish, o yea show the fish
That's green Texas too big too fade sorry man.. Also egg crate or light diffuser makes great dividers
kamfa cross forsure
I know right!!
you ever kept perch?
They must not be that expensive there 9.99 and they have a full tank of them at my lfs
Edwardo’s Aquatics is he said $300 that would be for a mature red Texas, my lfs sells juveniles ones for $25 while ones the big ones go for $200-$300
iam in the search for oj
LOL...
Don't care what they talking about I'm about to create some shi#
Mutt fish same as mutt dogs hell no