Festivums

[Cheesejawa]

Where can i get them apart from the internet for $30 each, its a bit expensive for me. Does any1 breed them or even have any. I do not need then now but if I set up another tank i would like some

[Afrikan]

Wow $30 each... jeepers. There is one for sale down this way, decent size. Have you kept them before?

[Cheesejawa]

no but they seem like a resonably easy to keep cichlid that is not too agressize and will not eat up plants

[Afrikan]

Hmmm they can be very aggressive, my mother and others I know have kept them in the past and once maturing they can turn into fair devils in the tank, seriously, what seemed to be a very laid back cichlid at first, turned into very territorial trouble makers :lol:

[Cheesejawa]

would they be ok with angels? :roll: :-?

[Afrikan]

They would do ok, however, could end up with fights, thats what happened in my mothers tank... the festivum started smacking everything.. including angels, trial and error, every fish is different, however they are known to get snakey 8)

[Cheesejawa]

they dont breed like crazy do they?

And do you know were i get get them?

[Afrikan]

They are breedable, don't know about crazy, never been overly fussed on them, so never kept them 8) They are at times on the suppliers lists up this way... so they do get brought in. Not sure if they end up down your way often or at all.. depends who the lfs deal with as in fish wholesalers and what they order in

[Cheesejawa]

dont get many bigger cichlid apart from angels and cons

[Cheesejawa]

are they worth getting?

[ryanjury]

Do you like them?

[Cheesejawa]

yup, but im not quite sure if im willing to pay $30 each

[Cheesejawa]

does any1 no were i can get em?

[fishy_t]

They are VERY VERY aggressive!!!!

Only get them if you want to keep them by themselves...

I used to have some, a friend was looking after them for me and they killed one of his $100 plecs

Now THATS expensive!!

[ryanjury]

I kept them a few years ago in a community tank and had no problems however they were very young, I also had a breeding pair of firemouths int he same community tank and they were fine also but very small..

I would take on the advice here and if you still want them bear in mind you will have to dedicate a tank just to them as for where to get them from I would just wait until they get on the list again and buy them, unfortunately when they're not on the list people think they're rare and hard to get and try to charge big money for them..

[fishy_t]

I kept them a few years ago in a community tank and had no problems however they were very young, I also had a breeding pair of firemouths int he same community tank and they were fine also but very small..

Yeah for sure! Mine were in a community and going great with congo tetras, a few gouramis, corys and all sorts, but once they get big they get REALLY nasty.

(actually REALLY nasty!)

[Cheesejawa]

but i also heard they are really peaceful. I dont which to believe!! :-? :-?

[Afrikan]

Once mature and sized up, in all honesty, peaceful wouldn't be the word to describe them... my mothers cracked everything in her tank... there were larger ones brought into where my husband works, and they had aggression issues with that lot also... you can always give them a whirl but bear in mind that there are cases of aggression when they mature and adopt territory.. unfortunately my mothers and other keepers I have spoken to, theirs adopted the whole tank as territory, not just an area.

[Tracey]

Believe the "nasty" comments :lol: Mine is not quite mature yet and is already showing signs of a developing temper. He's not at all shy about having a crack a fish much larger than himself even now.