Argentea temperment

[albyoscar]

I'm looking to get a 7-8" argentea and want to know if he will fit in. I currently have a 150 4'x24" footprint filtered by an fx5 and an xp3 and a big sponge on my powerhead stocked with an albino oscar, a vieja synspilium, 2 endli bichirs, a chrenicichla lenticulata all in the 6-8" range except the endli's there about 12". Its a pretty mellow tank right now and not looking to change it hahaha so what you guys think?

 

[Rocksor]

Personally, I think that 4 ft is not that much territory for anymore cichlids, especially having 2 vieja types. You won't know for sure until you try it though.

 

[fug202]

V. argentea don't have a reputation for being particularly mellow. My guess is that is will take exception to your synspilum, but you just never know how fish personalities will mix. Have a backup plan if things go awry.

 

[dogofwar]

Dropping a another big fish in there will likely result in carnage...

Matt

 

[aclockworkorange]

V. argentea don't have a reputation for being particularly mellow. My guess is that is will take exception to your synspilum, but you just never know how fish personalities will mix. Have a backup plan if things go awry.

+1 watch out for the syn. Argentea are unpredictable IME, very fast stealth killers.


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[Aquaticfan]

I've got a syn, agentea, maculacada and hartwegi together. They chase they stand off but no real super agressors. Even with the Rd and the jag. But bigger foot print of tank with other tank options.

What may work for one might not for another. Caution as others have advised Is good idea.

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[albyoscar]

The bigdog alpha male in the tank is my Lent he keeps fights to a min thats what I'm hoping. I had an Argentea one time and was killed by a pink con lol so I was more worried about the argentea moreso than the others. I'm hoping the pike doesnt go psycho

 

[duanes]

Agree.
And argentea can be very unpredictable, I've had some that were benign with small fish, but psycho with other large similarly shaped and colored fish.
I had to remove a 10" alpha male from a 150 gal to a tank by itself, it was timid until 10" and then started a very efficient search and destroy.

Dropping a another big fish in there will likely result in carnage...

Matt

 

[albyoscar]

Damn now I'm a bit worried, picking him up this weekend he says he's been in a pond with smaller fish so hopefully it works out. I have a 20gal with a couple growouts i could toss in the bigboy tank and stash him if it does'nt work out

 

[Psylant]

+1 watch out for the syn. Argentea are unpredictable IME, very fast stealth killers.


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This is exactly what I would have said. Mine wasn't "aggressive" it just tried to kill stuff. There was no desire for dominance. He would be chilled out and relaxing with the group and then dart out and attempt to kill/knock all the scales off another fish. No territory disputes or anything. Just a straight up unpredictable killer.