argentea plus dwarfs could it work?

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torpedo12dan

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i have a 5ft x 20in x 20in tank with a big caved area on one side a massive piece of bogwood on the other and am planning on planting fairly heavily but in patches. i have a 5in male argentea in a holding tank at the minute and was wondering if it would be possible to put the argentea in my 5 foot tank with some small geos(tapajos are what im after) and other dwarf cichlids and appisto's.

could this work with enough plants and caves or will the argentea annihilate everything?
 
I dont think so. Argentea are very aggressive. A planted tank doesnt sound like a good idea either.
 
I hate to beat the dead horse but this is a bad idea. Not only would the geos and dwarfs be in jeopardy but also your plants.

-Cage
 
What other ideas do you have on what you want for the tank?
 
Not disagreeing with everyone but i do have some large viejas( argentea included) in with some small geos and clown loaches and no issues, i think its normallt not gunna work but anything is possible. It all depends on the individual fish really. Why nt try it? Is your argentea a killer that you know of?
 
I don't know about the Geo's but I can tell you now that the plants will be toast. When an Argentea reaches a certain size ( or heck, any size) he will rip those plants into salad.
 
the argentea is currently in with an albino tiger oscar 2 tin foil barbs and a silver dollar which atm are all bigger then him and a silver shark and ruby shark both smaller with no issues. i really want the argentea as my centre piece but if it is easier to be rid of the argentea i can, i guess. im really loving the look of the tapajos geos and red head geos with some other dwarfs or something.

is there a possible compromise here?
 
torpedo12dan said:
the argentea is currently in with an albino tiger oscar 2 tin foil barbs and a silver dollar which atm are all bigger then him and a silver shark and ruby shark both smaller with no issues. i really want the argentea as my centre piece but if it is easier to be rid of the argentea i can, i guess. im really loving the look of the tapajos geos and red head geos with some other dwarfs or something.

is there a possible compromise here?
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U can do this
5 geos red heads
1 pair of dwarf cichlids

The Oscar could eat the dwarf cichlids...
 
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