350 SA tank and 180 Community

[Jexnell]

I have tried 3 and 2 PTCs in a 6ft 125s. Always ended up with one. This time started with one. Been a years and a couple months now and doing good.

 

[Manning99]

I would rather get a group of 4 or 5. They like to be in groups.

In my experiance they are really aggressive to conspecifics or even any other fish that looks remotely like them.

I have an adult specimen at the minute who did not get on my other ctenopoma and sometimes has issues with my archers, despite this hes never played any notice to any other fish.

 

[Manning99]

I have tried 3 and 2 PTCs in a 6ft 125s. Always ended up with one. This time started with one. Been a years and a couple months now and doing good.
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Aye that seems to be the general consensus, I think I'll stick with just the 1.

 

[Pangaea]

In my experiance they are really aggressive to conspecifics or even any other fish that looks remotely like them.

I've been keeping different species of Ctenopoma in groups for years. There is some picking here and there, but nothing serious. In a tank this size it should work.

 

[xenacanth9]

So I'm moving to a house in the next month or two, where I can manage to fit a 8x3x2(Roughly 350G) alongside bringing my current 180.

Note* I have a 6ft long 70g~ tank that will be used as a sump on one of the systems.

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The plan is to split my current fish into South American (350g) and Asian/African (180)

Definite fish for the 180:
2x Burmese clouded archers
2x African butterfly fish
1x Red tail black shark
1x Black spotted eel
1x Delhezi bichir
1x Senegal bichir
1x Ropefish
1x Leopard ctenopoma

Possibly might add 180:
2x more Burmese clouded archers
2x more Ropefish

Now with the 350 I could do with some recomendations, some of the planned additions I have never kept before and want to be confident with the compatibility.

Definite fish for 350:
3x Blood parrot
2x Rokteil severum
1x Oscar
1x Black ghost knife
1x Electric blue acara

Possible for for 350: (Priority at top, just thoughts will not stock everyone of them)
1x Red wolfish
1x Retictulated Stingray
1x SA Lungfish
2-4x More Electric blue Acara
1-2~ Smaller pike species
3x Pink tail Chaleus
Other SA oddballs

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