I was originally going to put a pair or so of green terrors into a 75G, but that died out as my brother wants it so i gave it to him. I have a 20G that's cycled and went to the LFS to get some fish and saw some small GT's around 1-1.5". Would they be OK in this size of tank for a year or year and a half? Just looking for some input, I think I am going to get them.
young green terrors in 20g?
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I wouldn't do it. A small tank like that could stunt their growth, and those guys get large, but I'm no Green Terror expert. Make sure that the "cycled" tank is getting some source of ammonia while there are no fish in it, otherwise within a couple of days it will be an "uncycled" tank and you will have to start the cycle all over.
The first rules of this would be to ensure you have two females, the males grow much larger, and fairly quicker, reaching 10 to 12 inches, while the female only grows around 7 to 9 inches. You run the risk of stunting their growth and shortening their lifespan, I would say you could pull it off for 6 months or so? I wouldn't try to do it much longer as they would naturally reach close to their full size within a year and a half, and doing that in a 20 gallon isn't very fair to the fish.
