Green Terror and Oscar

HI everyone. So I have a green terror, she is a girl and very very timid. My Oscar chases her a little bit. My Oscar doesn't chase any of my other fish, just her. She used to eat a lot. She would sneak up and get the food quickly. The one morning I woke up and noticed she had a big cut on her head. And my Oscar has some scratches on his side. I think from him chasing her and they both were running into stuff. They have both healed but after that event she hides all the time and she hasn't been eating at all other than bloodworms. I see that she wants to eat but she is really scared. I think she is a bit traumatized from hitting her head. Poor girl. I'm thinking about moving her into my 80 gallon with my medium sized cichlids to see if she gets better. She wouldn't get bullied in it since she would be the biggest. But she might bully the others? For some reason I don't think so because she is so timid but I would definitely have to keep my eye on them. From all the things I have read I thought green terrors were supposed to be really mean.. But she is the total opposite. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

A201 sorry to tag you but I know you have Green terrors. Do you have any advice for me? I was thinking of putting her in my 80 gallon and beef her up a bit. She is the smallest in my 125 gallon.

 

What other fish are in the 80 gal. and how big is the GT.

 

What other fish are in the 80 gal. and how big is the GT.

She is only about 4 inches. I only have a pair of Eba and a female convict in the 80 gallon currently. I know she probably won't be able to stay in there forever.. But just to give her a break and get her eating/normal again. And then maybe once she gets bigger, I can reintroduce her back into the tank. I also have a Texas Cichlid in qt right now that is going to go in my 125 gallon as well... it is very tiny right now..I have to grow it out. But maybe I can put them both in there together once they both get bigger? Just so then I'm not reintroducing her back by herself.

 

I think it would be just fine to put your baby Texas and GT together in the 80 gal. The female GT probably won't get much bigger than seven inches, so the 80 could be a permanent home for her if need be. Don't be surprised if the little Texas Cichlid becomes somewhat aggressive in a few months. They grow pretty fast and are mean little snots, Lol
but are really cool Cichlids.

 

I think it would be just fine to put your baby Texas and GT together in the 80 gal. The female GT probably won't get much bigger than seven inches, so the 80 could be a permanent home for her if need be. Don't be surprised if the little Texas Cichlid becomes somewhat aggressive in a few months. They grow pretty fast and are mean little snots, Lol
but are really cool Cichlids.

Ok that's great to know. Thank you! Well I think the Texas for sure is going to go into the 125 gallon. I have heard they get big and mean lol. But that's great to hear that the gt can stay in the 80 gallon. I just feel bad for her. And she is healthy otherwise. Just scared.

 

An 80 gal. Is fine for one GT. I raised a male GT in a 65 for several years. He grew to a little over nine inches. I eventually moved him to a 120 gal. Keep the updates coming on the Texas. I'm also growing one out.

 

An 80 gal. Is fine for one GT. I raised a male GT in a 65 for several years. He grew to a little over nine inches. I eventually moved him to a 120 gal. Keep the updates coming on the Texas. I'm also growing one out.

Ok awesome! Thank you! And yes I will. What kind of Texas do you have? Mine was sold to me as a Carpintis but I think it's actually a Cyano. Pretty cool looking fish though either way!!

 

I think mine is a Green Texas (Carpintis). He was barely an inch long when I bought him, and has more than doubled his size in a couple of months. I saw the pic of your Texas. I think he is still too small to determine the variety of Herickthys.
He likely will pearl out quickly if you feed him a good quality name brand super color pellet food. You'll be able to determine Carpintis or Cyano by the shape and pattern of the blue pearls. Heres a pic of mine. He's definitely a male, with a bad attitude.

 

Well I just put her in my 80 gallon. It took forever to catch her haha. She is definitely a little bit bigger than my other fish. Hopefully all goes well!

 

Well Greeny got very comfortable in my tank quick and she was causing quite a riot lol. Funny how she was so timid in the 125 gallon but wild in my 80 gallon. Probably because she is the smallest in the 125 and biggest in the 80 lol. Anyway I had to put her back in the 125.. my smaller fish were terrified And getting roughed up a bit lol! She seems like she is doing good in there now. My Oscar is leaving her alone for the most part. She had a few pellets and a meal worm. So that's good! I also put my Texas in my 80 gallon. He is way too small still for the 125.. my Oscar would eat him lol. So he is growing out in my 80 for now. Anyway he I'm presuming has fallen in love with my female Convict Purdy lol. He follows her around everywhere, shakes infront of her, moves rocks infront of her. It's funny because she is so much bigger than him lol. She didn't like him at first but now she is warming up to him. So my question is can a Texas and convict breed?? Texas can get soo much bigger than convicts.. I didn't think it was possible.

 

An 80 gal. Is fine for one GT. I raised a male GT in a 65 for several years. He grew to a little over nine inches. I eventually moved him to a 120 gal. Keep the updates coming on the Texas. I'm also growing one out.

Sadly my green terror isn't doing good. I was dealing with callumus worms awhile ago.. I did 3 treatments already of levamisole in my tanks. But maybe that's why my gt is acting funny as well. I just did a 4th treatment in my 125 gallon just to see. And I'm going to do one in my 80 gallon soon too just because she was in there for a couple days. She is still acting strange even after the treatment. I didn't see her pass any. Just white clear poop after the treatment. She still hasn't really been eating and hides under the driftwood all day. Kinda sad. Not sure what to do. I do have an open qt tank so I think I might just put her in there.

 

IM so sorry to hear your GT isn't doing well. Hope she feels better.

 

IM so sorry to hear your GT isn't doing well. Hope she feels better.

Thank you! I really hope so too. Makes me sad seeing her like this.

 

NavyChief20 might be able to help you.

 

She has crammed herself into this tiny spot under the boat. She has been there all day. So sad. She did perk up a bit in my 80 gallon but she went a little nuts in there. And the fish in there are quite a bit smaller. And that's why I had to move her back to the 125 gallon. (The moves probably stressed her out more). I dunno.. maybe put her in the qt tank for now and if she starts getting better I might have to rehome her. Breaks my heart to do that but she is just too stressed in my 125 gallon and my 80 gallon doesn't work for her either.

NavyChief20 might be able to help you.

Thank you! I would appreciate that!

 

Quarantine her. Bare tank for now. Keep up with water changes and monitor. The higher the water quality the better. GTs also like lower light so that might make her more comfortable. I would minimize moving her tank to tank. Also yes a texas and convict can breed.

 

Quarantine her. Bare tank for now. Keep up with water changes and monitor. The higher the water quality the better. GTs also like lower light so that might make her more comfortable. I would minimize moving her tank to tank. Also yes a texas and convict can breed.

Ok sounds good. I'll do that. Thank you very much!

 

Thanks for helping Brian!!! Your the BEST!!!!

 

Thanks for helping Brian!!! Your the BEST!!!!

Do what I can

 

Sadly my green terror still isn't doing good. She hasn't ate in awhile. She just hides all the time. I'm thinking she must be sick but her colors are still good, she isn't breathing heavy or anything like that. She does have white poop.. I was thinking that could be stress or internal parasites. I was dealing with callumus worms in my tank but I treated my tanks 4 times now. Would she still have the worms? Should I just continue to treat her every 2 weeks in the qt until she gets better? Not sure what to do. All my other fish are healthy and doing good. I was hoping she would start getting better by now. Can stress affect a fish this much? Even when she isn't in a stressful situation anymore? Feel bad for her.

 

Sadly my green terror still isn't doing good. She hasn't ate in awhile. She just hides all the time. I'm thinking she must be sick but her colors are still good, she isn't breathing heavy or anything like that. She does have white poop.. I was thinking that could be stress or internal parasites. I was dealing with callumus worms in my tank but I treated my tanks 4 times now. Would she still have the worms? Should I just continue to treat her every 2 weeks in the qt until she gets better? Not sure what to do. All my other fish are healthy and doing good. I was hoping she would start getting better by now. Can stress affect a fish this much? Even when she isn't in a stressful situation anymore? Feel bad for her.

Best you can do is maintain a good water change routine and monitor for any behaviors. Keep a log and track changes. Write down your chemistry results so you can see if an up or down has effect.

 

South American cichlids who've had Camallanus are vulnerable to getting Hole-in-the-Head next, probably brought on by nutritional deficiencies caused by the parasites.
White stringy poop is also one of the symptoms of HITH. Metro is about the only drug that can help with that, if you can get your hands on some. Good luck!

 

Best you can do is maintain a good water change routine and monitor for any behaviors. Keep a log and track changes. Write down your chemistry results so you can see if an up or down has effect.

Thank you! I appreciate it!

South American cichlids who've had Camallanus are vulnerable to getting Hole-in-the-Head next, probably brought on by nutritional deficiencies caused by the parasites.
White stringy poop is also one of the symptoms of HITH. Metro is about the only drug that can help with that, if you can get your hands on some. Good luck!

Ok thanks! I have a product that does have metro in it but its in a gel form that you put on food. Since she is not eating, I'll have to find one that goes right into the tank.

 

Update. So she does have camallanus worms still. I saw one sticking out so I treated her tank tonight. She still hasn't ate. It's been over a month since she ate anything that I have seen anyway. I feel so bad for her. But she is still alive. And I'm hoping the trratment works so she can be okay.