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rallysman
11-27-2005, 5:57 PM
What would be some good tankmates for this guy? Im setting up a 135 and im debating what i should stock it with. right now he is about 9" long
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CentralMayhem
11-27-2005, 6:01 PM
good luck, make sure you introduce all the fish into the tank at the same time. you could try a midas or devil or any of the large aggressive cichlids. you could also put in a catfish and try that
rallysman
11-27-2005, 6:05 PM
What is the best way to test his agression? Would it be worth a shot to put him in my 300? I thought about it but i was afraid my jag would kick his ass. the jag is 12", there is a 10" oscar a 12" clown knife, 14" albino channel cat and my 24" arowana.
CentralMayhem
11-27-2005, 6:24 PM
in a 300 you might be ok. depends on how aggressive the jag is. they can be bastards. the fh is usually a tough customer though so id bet at 9" he might be ok. id throw him in right after a big water change and major tank redocorating. if you see signs over over aggression or relentless harassment then remove him.
DeLgAdO
11-27-2005, 6:53 PM
*cough* :)
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DeLgAdO
11-27-2005, 6:57 PM
my boy isnt that aggressive, does the ocasional chase but no damage is done.
he just take his anger out on the other fish when no one feed him :grinyes:
hes such a cutie :hearts:
CentralMayhem
11-27-2005, 9:42 PM
dont you mean such a thug. or such a pimp. come on man. this is MFK we shouldnt have any room for CUTE fish. know what i mean. little goldfish are cute. FH's are supposed to be big powerful manly fish. and the fact that yours isnt OVERLY aggressive yet may stem from the fact that he is only 7". their attitude grows with them. most FH's are mean fish.
DeLgAdO
11-27-2005, 9:57 PM
dont you mean such a thug. or such a pimp. come on man. this is MFK we shouldnt have any room for CUTE fish. know what i mean. little goldfish are cute. FH's are supposed to be big powerful manly fish. and the fact that yours isnt OVERLY aggressive yet may stem from the fact that he is only 7". their attitude grows with them. most FH's are mean fish.
LOL!!! even if he becomes a thug, he looks cute for such a mean ****er.
your right cm they do have a rap as a mean fish, but some are more docile than others. it all ocmes down to the individual fish.
then i cant say mine is not overly aggressive
the true answer we will have to find when he become a full grown adult :FIREdevil
rallysman
11-30-2005, 7:44 PM
I moved him in a couple days ago and the oscar messed with him for a while, but he is fine now. He staked out his part of the tank and seems happy. If he gets out of like the Jag checks him really quick.
SHAGGY
12-02-2005, 7:38 AM
plecos or any fast swimmer medium size fish will do :)
rallysman
12-02-2005, 7:40 AM
plecos or any fast swimmer medium size fish will do :)
We moved him into my 300 with the above mentioned fish, and he is doing quite well:) thanks for the reply!
PenangAquatics
12-06-2005, 8:54 PM
I would go with a large parrot as a tank mate.
thamunsta
12-06-2005, 9:33 PM
what will you do with the old fh tank! OPTIONZ
rallysman
12-06-2005, 10:04 PM
what will you do with the old fh tank! OPTIONZ
As of now we are planning on a planted community tank
rumblesushi
12-10-2005, 2:24 PM
did big O get the better of the FH?
rallysman
12-10-2005, 3:43 PM
nope, they are all doing well!
BastardFish
12-11-2005, 5:05 PM
There is another post right above this one asking about tank mates I posted what I have mine in with there check it out. I would not recomend a devil or midas though they would almost sertainly be tempted to challange each other. Most large agressives will work if given the space. I do agree with who ever said introduce at the same time though. This way he wont try and claim the whole tank as his! Good luck man.
starrfish71
12-11-2005, 7:04 PM
I like the options presented, but my two cents:
currently I have a small-ish FH, who lives with a beautiful Texas, a pair of blood parrots, a yellow pike, a synopdontis, polkao dot cat, pleco and clown loach.
From what I have seen in my FH's temperment, 'he' doesn't cause any trouble, but he certainly doesn't back down from anyone either!
rallysman
12-11-2005, 10:23 PM
My FH is pretty mild tempered, but ive seen some that are the spawn of satan
BastardFish
12-12-2005, 1:29 AM
Here is the flowerhorn and some of his tankmates as promised. I hope this worked my first time trying to post pics!
BastardFish
12-12-2005, 1:40 AM
Well this didi not work the way I wanted! Sorry guys way to big! Anyone know what I did wrong?