Compatibility & Feeding Questions

One of my tanks is now stocked for the most part with:

5x clown loaches (2")
3x silver dollars (3")
2x Amur catfish (3.5")
6x black neon tetras (1")

I am planning to add another school of tetras and two other fish. I searched through some lfs's today and have my mind on this list in particular for the two other fish. I am wondering which of these could be most compatible with my current stock:

Green Severum
Fire mouth cichlid
Leopard ctenopma
Super red dragon cichlid
Geophagos tapajos
If none of the above, similar suggestions?

I also need to know about feeding these fish. I am currently feeding bloodworms to everything but the tetras, who are eating flakes. I do not have any small pellets left so I need to order some new pellets and I would like to know what pellets, or other good would be good to accommodate as many of my fish as possible.




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festaedan said:

Go with the severum or get a green terror.
Almost all of my fish get a diet of nls pellets and blackworms. It works really well and all of my fish love it.

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Thanks for the answer. I am leaning toward 1 green Severum and 1 leopard ctenopma. Anyone have any ideas as to why these wouldn't work together or with the rest of my stock?

As for the food, I always order nls and I'm fairly certain I will opt for sinking but I am wondering what size pellet would be best for their current size..


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bbortko said:

The neons may wind up as snacks with any of the fish you listed. Safest for the neons is probably the tapajos.

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I like the tapajos as well but the only one I can get my hands on is roughly 4" now and is quite aggressive even toward convicts of the same size from what I could see in the tank today. I am leaning toward the sev and leopard because both are currently only 2" max and are slow growers from what I have read so hopefully the tetras will be able to avoid them for the time being.

With all this said. I am planning on getting another school or two of tetras. Any recommendations of schools that would be more compatible with the stock I am thinking of? The black neons may end up in another tank if I can get a couple if schools that will work better.


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Crazy mike said:

Diamond tetras and lemons would both do well and should have sufficient size to avoid being eaten by a adult sev


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I was looking at some lemons today and I do like them but from my understanding these are even smaller then my black neons full grown. Is there another reason they ay survive better? I also contacted someone online who was selling 6x odessa barbs at around 3". I can get a pretty good deal and I think these would work fairly well with my stock as they are a little bigger. I think I am going to pick up the leopard and sev tomorrow after work.

what does everyone think about the pellets. which NLS would you recommend?