I am wanting to get a Butterkoferi. I have a 90 gallon, can 2 of these fish be kept together?
Eddie
Eddie
Butterkoferi
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i doubt it would work they get big and i would try it in a bigger tank , if you trying to get a pair they are hard to sex, so i would get six smalls ones and let them pair off but i do not think it would work in a 90 gal
With one butti would I beable to put any other fish with it? Like plecos, catfish or other Chiclids like a Red Devil.
Eddie
Eddie
dragonpaw;2040328; said:
maybe, depends on the individual fishes temperament but they are notorious tankmate killers. another large aggro fish will just make the tank into a constant battle zone till one of them dies.
do a search on the cichlid section and you will get lots of posts about the butti.
yeah buttis are like in the top 5 most aggro cichlids period one with maybe some silver dollars and a heavily armored pleco might work in a 90
I have 5 buttis in a 300 gallon pond and they're all doing pretty well. I don't see the same aggression that everyone else seems to be experiencing, but i think it's because it's almost a completely different environment plus their individual personalities maybe. there's also mbuna in that pond but they leave them alone for the most part.
i have 6 together in a 180g and they all get on fine.their sizes are 14",2 at 11",10" and 2 at 4".the small ones have been with the big ones since they were 1 1/2".
our big guy butters is boss of the tank.
our big guy butters is boss of the tank.
Thanks for all the feedback. I am going to stay with just Buti. Can a pleco and catfish be kept in there with the Buti?