Hello all, my first post but been on the site for a few years. I have a 180 that has 6 banded silver dollars and 2 yellowtail barracudas and a 6" indo dat with a couple fancy plecos. Am I crazy for thinking of adding 14 bucktooths in the mix to make the tank more lively or is that asking for trouble? I'd have to move the dat so he wouldn't feast on the bucktooths. Curious on peoples opinions
Bucktooth Tetra tankmates
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I wouldn't risk it but it's totally up to you. If you do decide to try it, let me know how it goes.
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I think the tetras as a group may intimidate the cuda and the fin picking will begin. Stress starts and things may go down hill. I would just keep them in a separate tank. I think the cudas are more valuable than buck tooth tetras. Just my opinion.
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I have 6 Bucktooth Tetra with 3 Striped Leporinus in a 55 gal. Soon to be in a 150 gal. They are happy as long as I keep some feeders in the tank. I want to get 3 barracuda if I can find some that will stay smaller than 12 inches or so.
exodons are very active swimmers and fin nippers and cudas are very skittish so like kno4te said stress will kill the cuda
Red tail cudas will grow less than a foot for sure. The yellow will get bigger than a foot but not much bigger. Can always try the combo of cudas and buck tooth tetras and let us know what happens. If u can keep the top part of ur tank sectioned off with plants/decor and entice the btts to stay in a pack in the middle of the tank then there maybe a chance. Also keeping larger cudas in a pack may help. Keep us posted if anyone tries it.
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Don't bother with it, your cudas won't live long to reach it max size 
Exodon will treat any silvery fish as a "live scale vending machine", Exodon will take your tank center stage and push all other tank mates into some corners then die later on cause of stresses.
Exodon will treat any silvery fish as a "live scale vending machine", Exodon will take your tank center stage and push all other tank mates into some corners then die later on cause of stresses.