Hello everyone, i am planning to house a baby 2 inch or so dovii in a 750 gallon tank, i know they r aggresive, what tank mates do you guys think i could have with it, could i also put oscars?,RTCs?,other catfishes?(shovel nose/channel/iridescent)/(gars)/(bichirs/fire eal or clown knife maybe?
Are Dovii s compatiblr with catfishes/oscars/gars
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In a 750 gal I don't think you will find dovii aggressive.
They are predatory, so it will depend on size fish kept.
If the dovii are small, they may be eaten by the cats.
If the cats are small, they may be eaten by the dovii,
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Dovii are hard water, high pH fish, some of the others you mention prefer softer, lower pH water.
They are predatory, so it will depend on size fish kept.
If the dovii are small, they may be eaten by the cats.
If the cats are small, they may be eaten by the dovii,
but
Dovii are hard water, high pH fish, some of the others you mention prefer softer, lower pH water.
You can read our experience in our thread: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/posts/8218537
At the beginning, our 1ft dovii almost got eaten in 4500 gal by a 2.5ft temensis pbass. Then he was alone in 240 gal. Then around 16" he was ok in 4500 gal with many tank mates, by then no temensis. Dovii disliked a 2ft intermedia pbass but it was manageable. Nowadays, no other cichlids in the 4500 gal and no obvious problems.
At the beginning, our 1ft dovii almost got eaten in 4500 gal by a 2.5ft temensis pbass. Then he was alone in 240 gal. Then around 16" he was ok in 4500 gal with many tank mates, by then no temensis. Dovii disliked a 2ft intermedia pbass but it was manageable. Nowadays, no other cichlids in the 4500 gal and no obvious problems.