135 Gallon - Need Insight

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Murrayjane

Murrayjane

Jack Dempsey
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May 17, 2013
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I have been running a 135 gallon (US) aquarium for about 6 months now. Currently using a large Cascade Canister Filter and a 75 Gallon Aqueon hanging filter.

After rehoming numerous juvenile cichlids and fish from my old stock, I now seek advice on whether my current stock is likely to succeed in this tank long term.

My current stock:
Cichlids
x1 Festae (Red Terror) - [Thinking female] 3 inches
x1 Green Terror [male] 5 inches
x1 Jaguar Cichlid - [Thinking female] 4 inches
Other Fish
x1 Senegal Bichir
x1 Endlichiri Bichir
x1 Delhezi Bichir
x1 Climbing Perch Fish
x1 Pictus Catfish
x1 Clown Loach

I am not too concerned with rehoming the Clown Loach and Pictus if need be, but I am fairly confident that the rest could remain compatible if I am correct about the Cichlids genders. So far, all fish have gotten along very well. Although I am aware this can change overnight, they have all been raised together as juveniles and seem to be very content with their provided diet and environment.

I will add pics or a video shortly, but based on someone's experience or opinion on my circumstances, would anyone say that this a fairly realistic community cichlid aquarium?
 
If the festae and jag are female it may work. Although I've heard female red terrors are worse than males. Just continue to observe and see how it goes.


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your fine alot of bottom feeders but cool,just need a pleco medium sized and another male fish mayb a vieja bifa or melanarus or syn or fenestratus
 
Hey thanks for the encouragement!

I actually just rehomed a vieja bifa, he was the second largest cichlid in the tank and had an awesome purple/gold/green color, unfortunately, none of cichlids enjoyed his company. He was territorial and tried to challenge everyone.

Switching the Pictus and Loach for a Pleco seems like it would be good though.
 
Yeah I read that female Festae are more problematic while growing up and the males become the main aggressors at adulthood. Same with the Jags.
 
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