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by **Oscarfish** on Sun Oct 14, 2001 2:56 pm

Anyone here keep Green terrors, or has anyone ever bred them?

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by **Jay** on Sun Oct 14, 2001 4:02 pm

Never bred them, but have one. http://thefish.topcities.com/greenterrors.html/

Jay

by **coolpiranha** on Mon Oct 15, 2001 1:32 am

nice

Website · by **jrskbm** on Thu Nov 01, 2001 2:44 am

from what i've read, green terrors are more difficult to breed than most other new world cichlids. here is a link, which contains advice for breeding them. http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/cichlids/rivulatus.asp
the picture in this profile does not do them justice, but the info is good just the same.

by **Jay** on Sat Nov 03, 2001 4:43 pm

mine has laid eggs about 4 times.....very aggressive when protecting the eggs. I had to move her because I was worried about my oscar. She's only 5", and my oscar is 10. That tells something about there size/toughness ratio.

by **Oscarfish** on Sat Nov 03, 2001 7:04 pm

Jay...Has yours been successful as far as the eggs hatching, and raising the fry? Also, when Green Terrors are say 2 inches can they be sexed?

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by **oscar2001** on Sat Nov 03, 2001 11:53 pm

Chris
Jay said he never bred them and only has the one GT. Some cichlids do produce eggs without a male present to fertilise them.

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by **Oscarfish** on Sun Nov 04, 2001 6:47 am

Ok thanks Tony

by **WolfFish** on Sun Nov 04, 2001 10:08 am

Unfortunately, it is difficult to sex GT's at 2". However, once larger, you can tell by the coloration on the face and by the shape of the Dorsal and anal fin.

by **Jay** on Sun Nov 04, 2001 6:06 pm

Males get humps on their head when mature. Males also get bigger. You can also tell by the breeding tubes just like all cichlids.

by **WolfFish** on Sun Nov 04, 2001 6:31 pm

You mean, the ovipositor? That is only visible, during times of breeding, on the female. The males sexual tube, is pointed, whereas the female's ovipositor is blunt. Yes, you are correct about the nuchal hump, on the adult male, as well.

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by **Jay** on Mon Nov 05, 2001 7:43 pm

Look hard enough, and often enough, and you won't always have to wait untill they spawn. I haven't had many problems sexing full grown cichlids, even at pet stores sometimes.