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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 193 - 216 of 735 Tank Mates

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid

Mesoheros festae · Apistogramma cacatuoides

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Colombian Shark Catfish (Brackish)

Mesoheros festae · Ariopsis seemanni

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveColombian Shark Catfish (Brackish): Semi-Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Colombian Tetra

Mesoheros festae · Hyphessobrycon columbianus

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveColombian Tetra: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Common Pleco

Mesoheros festae · Hypostomus plecostomus

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCommon Pleco: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Common Pleco (Amazon Sailfin)

Mesoheros festae · Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCommon Pleco (Amazon Sailfin): Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Common Synodontis (False Upside Down Catfish)

Mesoheros festae · Synodontis nigrita

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCommon Synodontis (False Upside Down Catfish): Mostly Peaceful

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

Mesoheros festae · Rineloricaria eigenmanni

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Congo Bichir

Mesoheros festae · Polypterus endlicheri congicus

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Congo Puffer (Potato Puffer)

Mesoheros festae · Tetraodon miurus

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCongo Puffer (Potato Puffer): Highly Aggressive

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Congo Tetra

Mesoheros festae · Phenacogrammus interruptus

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Contradens Pleco (Snowball Variant)

Mesoheros festae · Hypancistrus contradens

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveContradens Pleco (Snowball Variant): Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Convict Cichlid

Mesoheros festae · Amatitlania nigrofasciata

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Copper Harlequin Rasbora

Mesoheros festae · Trigonostigma hengeli

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCopper Harlequin Rasbora: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Corona Rainbowfish

Mesoheros festae · Melanotaenia corona

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCorona Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish

Mesoheros festae · Melanotaenia duboulayi

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCrimsonspotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Crying Whiptail

Mesoheros festae · Loricaria sp. "Rio Atabapo"

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCrying Whiptail: Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cuban Cichlid

Mesoheros festae · Nandopsis tetracanthus

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cuban Gar

Mesoheros festae · Atractosteus tristoechus

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cuckoo Catfish

Mesoheros festae · Synodontis multipunctatus

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cupid Cichlid

Mesoheros festae · Biotodoma cupido

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cutteri Cichlid

Mesoheros festae · Amatitlania cutteri

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

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Cyprichromis Leptosoma

Mesoheros festae · Cyprichromis leptosoma

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveCyprichromis Leptosoma: Mostly Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Dainty Cory (Salt and Pepper Cory)

Mesoheros festae · Corydoras habrosus

Not Recommended
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveDainty Cory (Salt and Pepper Cory): Peaceful

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid) & Debauwi Catfish (Three-Striped Glass Catfish)

Mesoheros festae · Pareutropius buffei

Possible with Caution
Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid): Highly AggressiveDebauwi Catfish (Three-Striped Glass Catfish): Peaceful