I have some questions about fish that are compatible with Paradise fish. Basically I've have a large man paradise fish for several years and throughout that time hes been moved through several tanks and is now in my 40 gallon "community". I very much enjoy paradise fish as they are gorgeous, a good size, and are pretty active. However I've learned they are extremely aggressive. During the time I've had him he's tormented everything I've put with him other than bottom feeders. This includes a Ram cichlid he tormented to death and an entire school of rainbow fish he killed his self. I hoped moving his up into large tanks would take some of the aggression off the other fish but unfortunately it doesn't seem so.
His setup right now is a 40gallon tank filled with about 30 gallon of water, heavily planted with live and fake plants(hopefully switched them to all live over time), and filtered by 2 Eheim canister filtered rated for 30 gallons. His tank mates are a school of 5 albino cory cats, a bristle nose pleco, a juvenile common musk turtle, and a pair of jewel cichlids. He leaves the bottom fish alone and after first trying to confront the turtle months ago when I first put them together and getting put in his place he leaves the turtle alone too. The jewel cichlids though he has completely dominated and they hide all the time due to him relentlessly chasing them once they come out. So I have this nice tank with lots of activity down near the bottom between the cats and the turtle but none in the midsection or the top. So does anyone have any advice for some tank mates that could tolerate him and liven up the tank a bit?
Also for anyone whose unfamiliar with turtles don't freak out. Common Musk Turtles(aka Stink Pots) aren't highly predatory like sliders, snappers, and other commonly kept turtles. They are a small(5" max for a big male), slow growing(10 years to reach adulthood), and poor swimming turtle that usually just walk along the bottom rather than swim. They are mainly scavengers, they will eat a fish thats already dead but they won't even both hunting a live fish. I've had this turtle for 2 years, kept with fish the entire time, and I've never had a fish lost to him.
Heres a picture of the setup, pretty empty as you can see
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His setup right now is a 40gallon tank filled with about 30 gallon of water, heavily planted with live and fake plants(hopefully switched them to all live over time), and filtered by 2 Eheim canister filtered rated for 30 gallons. His tank mates are a school of 5 albino cory cats, a bristle nose pleco, a juvenile common musk turtle, and a pair of jewel cichlids. He leaves the bottom fish alone and after first trying to confront the turtle months ago when I first put them together and getting put in his place he leaves the turtle alone too. The jewel cichlids though he has completely dominated and they hide all the time due to him relentlessly chasing them once they come out. So I have this nice tank with lots of activity down near the bottom between the cats and the turtle but none in the midsection or the top. So does anyone have any advice for some tank mates that could tolerate him and liven up the tank a bit?
Also for anyone whose unfamiliar with turtles don't freak out. Common Musk Turtles(aka Stink Pots) aren't highly predatory like sliders, snappers, and other commonly kept turtles. They are a small(5" max for a big male), slow growing(10 years to reach adulthood), and poor swimming turtle that usually just walk along the bottom rather than swim. They are mainly scavengers, they will eat a fish thats already dead but they won't even both hunting a live fish. I've had this turtle for 2 years, kept with fish the entire time, and I've never had a fish lost to him.
Heres a picture of the setup, pretty empty as you can see
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