Shoaling Fish or Ery tank

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Aimara
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Hello. I am looking for a group of shoaling fish to add with my red wolf. He/she is roughly 3". Any suggestions? Obviously I know there is a possibility of him taking them out. I was thinking maybe Buenos Aires tetras or Congo tetras. Tank is 55gal but fish will eventually go into my 125 gallon.
 
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I’ve had good success with medium sized barbs, black skirt tetras, and Congo tetras. At this size a good sized school can be added.

Just don’t feed live foods.
 
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How about Markiana nigripinnis, I wanted to do them. They've got some nice little teeth. Rapps has them lol
 
Those are definitely interesting, will keep them in mind. I'm thinking I will try a group of more common fish to start just in case he decides to take one out. I'm a bit concerned with the way he takes food that he may try to grab another fish, lol. Very greedy fish!!!

I was also thinking a group of pictus cats or clown loaches. How did yours interact with bottom dwellers?
 
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Need blochii or something bigger. Hoplo catfish are a good option (armored and all).
 
Need blochii or something bigger. Hoplo catfish are a good option (armored and all).
While I'd say jag is more territorial, but just to point out not to rule out small cats. My jags is about 4" and pushed my ery around who was 7" no problem. Granted it was sp Peru. But you follow me.
 
While I'd say jag is more territorial, but just to point out not to rule out small cats. My jags is about 4" and pushed my ery around who was 7" no problem. Granted it was sp Peru. But you follow me.
I’d agree with that too. Was thinking another type of showing and active catfish.
 
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I’d agree with that too. Was thinking another type of showing and active catfish.
Yea, for safety purposes he should do a cat that tops at a foot, but if it does can't be to aggressive ery aren't usually hard to put in place lol depending on the specimen though ofcourse. Sun cats aren't bad, blochii aren't, ornate pims. Wouldn't say Asian USD cat. Maybe nemurus.
 
Thanks for all the help. At this point I'm thinking a group of pims or clown loaches for bottom dwellers. I'm still interested in a school of tetras of some sort but am floating around the idea of a group of acestros, which would rule out the possibility of any tetras in the tank.
 
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