150g Stocking question

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NormanLove

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I got a 6 foot tank with a pair of texas that own half the tank and a midas and green terror that are buds in the other half. Is there really anything else I could add to the tank or am I getting full? Everyone is about 5 inches or so, got alot of growing to do still.


Was really wanting to add a red terror or something to do clean up crew dutys with messy eaters. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
Their behavior will definately change as they get older and larger. Your fish are pretty aggressive cichlids. If you add a Festae the aggression will escalate. The cichlids that you have grow at a steady rate. They will fill out your tank in no time. You may like some of the colorful plecos or Silver Dollars. Your cichlids may eat any tankmates that are too small so be careful. In the end it's up to you to try new set-ups to see what will and won't work in your tank. Good luck!
 
I would leave it as you currently have it . . . right now your tank is "balanced", and if you add another fish - - especially another large, aggressive cichlid - - you may not like the results

my 90G is similarly split between a pair of Port Acara on one side, and a Carpintis/Convict pair on the other side . . . they have also divided the tank between them, and there is no serious aggression . . . I won't add another fish, because it would have no territory of it's own, and that would probably result in conflict(s)
 
that's a little different . . . I would say a conditional "yes", as long as you have good filtration and good water-changing habits, and since loaches do best in a shoal, you would probably need to get at least five of them . . . also, make sure any clown loaches you get aren't small enough to be considered food

I kept 5 clowns in my 90G until they reached about 6" each, at which point I traded them in (for some nice $$$) . . . now I keep yo-yo loaches, in the same 90G, and they are a much more manageable size

but clowns could work well in your setup (IMO)
 
The texas are slowly taking over the tank, they wont even let the pleco on their side and there territory has increased by a few inches. They even attack me now if I put my hands in the tank.

Dont think adding anything is a good idea.
 
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