wee2 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 to those who kept or keeping Urau in their experience. what kind of temperament dose Urau have? do you mix them with other A.cichlids in your experience, like Texas, Jags etc. will they be good enough to hold themselves against nasty fishes like Severum. I think they are related to Severum by looking but do they have Severum's characters? please advise if you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 are severums nasty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 will they be good enough to hold themselves against nasty fishes like Severum. Nasty fish like severum? They're usually very docile in my experience. They'd get pushed around by blue rams weighing about 1/100th as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I'd happily put them with other "moderate" cichlids like severum, geos, threadfins, or even angels and discus, and I don't think you'd have aggression problems with smaller CA cichlids like firemouths or convicts. I wouldn't put them with larger ones like jag/midas though, they just aren't built for the same kind of aggressive behaviour, and they do prefer warmer and softer water. Great fish, but better off being kept with something from their own continent (excluding the likes of festae and GT, which technically are SA but should be treated as CA cichlids in terms of water requirements and aggression). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 great fish , :thup: , i find them quite hardy , i found with a larger group 6 + they keep to there own , and have there own hierarchy which is entertaining too watch , best Cichlids i have ever kept ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 severum are as close related to Uaru as an oscar is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 are severums nasty? I ment Severum can hold them selves well, they fight back, not bullie and run fast. dose Urau alike severum in this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yeah they're fairly similar to sev in terms of attitude/aggression, and as Snookie said, they're fantastic fish!! I just wouldn't mis them with your current stock, IMO they deserve a good sized group in a big tank with soft warm water and tankmates of similar requirement and aggression....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 currently got a pair off trade me. and kept them in there only tank atm. but looked into the tank, there are only fish in there very empty. thinking to get some Tbars to mix with but cud not get any :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 How big is a tank?? Make sure they've got plenty of wood to munch on, soft water and lots of greens and see if you can breed them. I know a guy who may be interested in a group of young to grow out some time in the not-too-distant-future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 How big is a tank?? Make sure they've got plenty of wood to munch on, soft water and lots of greens and see if you can breed them. I know a guy who may be interested in a group of young to grow out some time in the not-too-distant-future.... still too young. got a long way to go. haha. they are abt 15cm from head to tail. tank is 350L. I realize they love munching the wood. I will be interested at getting a Texas of Trademe now. dont know if they will get along. it is very hard to see any texas on Trademe nowadays dont want to miss out. there is no room in my bigger tank it s kinda packed atm with nasties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 won't Jack be paying millions to out-bid you for the massive texas?! :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 he is busy doing something else. I will get it first then exchange his house with it. :slfg: Hi David, as I rememberd you mixed your group with your festae before. wud that work. Obviously I am not adding Urau in with them but considering a Urau and Texas tank. what do you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I did have my uaru with the festae pair short-term, and the festae were still in the sub-adult stage. Not sure how it would go with adults, it could work if they all have plenty of space, but look at the difference in jaw structure; one is made for lip-locking and eating fish, the other is made for scraping wood and nibbling plants... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 ummm have to say it... UARU not urau :sage: sorry it was beginning to annoy me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 ummm have to say it... UARU not urau :sage: sorry it was beginning to annoy me Good boy, you're learning well. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I did have my uaru with the festae pair short-term, and the festae were still in the sub-adult stage. Not sure how it would go with adults, it could work if they all have plenty of space, but look at the difference in jaw structure; one is made for lip-locking and eating fish, the other is made for scraping wood and nibbling plants... exact... what abt Texas? I am thinking of adding a Texas in but not sure which tanks it shud go in.. 570L festae, Red devil and Jag tank, each of them is around 20cm+ or so, or the 350L Uaru tank, Texas is around 15cm too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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