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Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid)

Mesoheros festae

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TemperamentHighly Aggressive (10/10)
Adult Size40 cm
Temperature25–29°C
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom
StockingSolo or group
Showing 289 - 312 of 735 Tank Mates

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Freshwater Barracuda

Mesoheros festae · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Freshwater Flounder

Mesoheros festae · Trinectes maculatus

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFreshwater Flounder: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Mesoheros festae · Caridina cf. spongicola

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Mesoheros festae · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Freshwater Sole

Mesoheros festae · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Mesoheros festae · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Frogmouth Catfish

Mesoheros festae · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Frontosa

Mesoheros festae · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Mesoheros festae · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Mesoheros festae · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Gardner's Killifish

Mesoheros festae · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Garnet Tetra

Mesoheros festae · Hemigrammus pulcher

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Mesoheros festae · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & German Blue Ram

Mesoheros festae · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Mesoheros festae · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Ghost Shrimp

Mesoheros festae · Palaemonetes paludosus

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Giant Danio

Mesoheros festae · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Giant Gourami

Mesoheros festae · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Mesoheros festae · Proloricaria prolixa

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Mesoheros festae · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Glass Catfish

Mesoheros festae · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Glowlight Danio

Mesoheros festae · Danio choprae

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Glowlight Tetra

Mesoheros festae · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Mesoheros festae · Parotocinclus jumbo

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful