260 gallon tank.

[HFRCampbell]

hey i got a 260 gallon tank and i was wondering do you think that a male black nasty and a male umbee or dovii would be able to live in there 2ghether, i know they would fight quite a bit, but i mean the two fish wouldnt kill eachother do you thin/

thanks

 

[Mudfrog]

For a while yes.. but as they reach adulthood I think the Dovii or Umbee would kill the black nasty. Just my .02

 

[cchhcc]

Several fish together has a better chance than two fish together. Either way, it's up to the dovii...

 

[balton777]

Several fish together has a better chance than two fish together. Either way, it's up to the dovii...

It's up to the Dovii who lives and who dies?

 

[Mudfrog]

It's up to the Dovii who lives and who dies?

Your the exception

I have a 6" Dovii in a 120g and he will not allow any tankmates.. Lost a couple.. took the rest out as I didn't want to lose any more.

 

[balton777]

I would say cchhcc's rule of thumb applies in my tank. I had to experiment with several fish before I found the ones he would accept.

 

[Dmaan.]

your dovii would probably out grow those fish quickly and most likely even kill them.
umbee's and black nasty's i might give a try but both are very hard to maintain.
maybe try and black nasty pair.
i've always wanted to lol.

 

[evojoey]

Several fish together has a better chance than two fish together. Either way, it's up to the dovii...

I had a Dovii in a tank with a lot of other fish. No problems at all. He even left 2 angelfish alone. However it is up to the Dovii. They can turn in a flash and probably will outgrow everything. I would say It can't hurt to try, but you better have a back-up plan if things turn ugly. i.e. another tank.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

personally i think your best bet of survival with a dovii and others would be to stock the tank pretty well but you would still have losses.

if i was you id breed dovii in that tank or have that tank as a cichlid community with out dovii or umbee.. and just do a single dovii or pair i a 180G

 

[pdbrady]

Several fish together has a better chance than two fish together. Either way, it's up to the dovii...

Totally agree. If two highly aggressive fish only have each other to focus on, there will be problems.