butti and gt?

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iLIVE4ThIs0309

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would i be able to put a tilapia buttikoferi with a gt in a 75 gallon tank? because right now I have 2 male gt's (3.5") and a butti (2.5"), and Im just waiting to see which gt will get more color, then will get rid of the other one...i also have a breeding pair of convicts (2'') in the same tank, I have more tanks if i should not keep this combination..anything helps..thanks

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I just picked up a butti and that thing beat the hell out of everything I had in the tank with it, including a GT and a convict. I had to put him in his own tank.
 
Gt will probably kill the oscar... I'd go with texas and jag :thumbsup:
 
if the oscar is biger then the gt its ok,
i think the jaguar will be to aggresive for the gt.
you can add salvini,texas or jack's you can even try some kind of a Vieja.
 
rickson said:
if the oscar is biger then the gt its ok,
i think the jaguar will be to aggresive for the gt.
you can add salvini,texas or jack's you can even try some kind of a Vieja.
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I agree for the most part. I wouldn't go with Viejas because they can grow rather large and most can get very aggressive. it would depend on the personality of the individual fish. the salvini, texas or jack would probably be fine though. as for an oscar, these also will get rather large and messy. with proper filtration and water changes and depending on the personality of the gt it may work out.

as for the butti, this fish will eventually need the 75 minimum all to itself. these guys are hyper aggressive. I once saw one at around 12" relentlessly chasing a slightly larger oscar in a 300 gallon tank.

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i have a 10" butti and when he was about 8" he almost killed a 12" oscar and i had to separate them today they are in the same tank but the oscar stay clear of its way.
 
rickson said:
i have a 10" butti and when he was about 8" he almost killed a 12" oscar and i had to separate them today they are in the same tank but the oscar stay clear of its way.
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My story is a little different the oscar was like 5.5" and butti was < 3". The psycho ate oscar's eyes. He must have liked the taste since a max. size male albino convict got blind too after then.
 
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