texas cichlid tankmate(s)

If you plan on upgrading in 8 months Id just leave him alone.


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Not true, I have clown loaches clown knife jag cichlid arowanas cat fish jack dempsey and 2 xl angel fish in my tank and every one gets along great iv had 2 texas cichlids for 8 years now and there not that mean I currently have a red texas in a grow tank and hes not that bad either just get other fish close to the same size or bigger and u will be fine trust me .

760, the consensus on the species is that they can be fairly aggressive. Not only is this one obviously aggressive but it's already about 4" and will be in a 55 for another 8 months. So over stocking the 55 is also an issue.

That's fine and dandy your tank is working out but that is not the norm. And no offense but trusting someone that would stock angel fish with a clown knife is not something I would do.


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For one my angels are huge for two clown knifes have very small mouths and only eat what they cam fit in it. My fish dont eat live fish either nor have they ever. Have you ever had a texas or multiple? Iv had them for 8 years now and if your not talking from experience then you dont kno what you talking about. Im not saying there not agressive I'm saying theres allot of fish that can hold there own against them Oscars jags jack dempseys green or red terrors and to be honest there only agressive if u have a male texas and u introduce another male cichlid they will bread with almost any kind of female cichlid or at least try so if u introduced a female of almost any kind if large cichlid you will have no problems. Also do have a clown knife or ever had one long anuff to know how they behave or truly act if not you are also talking out your butt just saying.

And he could keep that 4 inch texas in that 55 g for a couple more years realistically they grow super slow u should have no stocking issues adding a couple more fish I would.

Thats a nice female.

Gill Blue said:

here's my texas cichlid experience.

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Is that story true?
And yes I've kept texas cichlids. Carpintis and texas cichlids. And if the fish is as aggressive as he says it is then tossing another fish in there is asking for trouble. And tossing something like an Oscar or jag in there is even more silly given the tank I only 55 gallons.


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