CA/SA with an aro??

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ah bichir would be a good tankmate :) it can eat the uneaten prawns in the tank and any other food that the aro leave sbehind :)
 
in my experience a vieja (blackbelt) is very agressive. I had one in my "wonder tank" (where everyone usually gets along) and I had to remove him.
 
Ya i wouldn't put an aro less than 14" to 18" minimum with the fish you named.... Else i'd have one :) Still waitin for one big and cheap enough :) It's only been 5 years LOL
 
My lfs dosnt sell any aros bigger then like 10in so I will start with one and I will grow it out then go back and get cichlids. I think that will work..

Get a 55 and gor the aro out in that or a 75... They run pretty cheap and you don't have to drop all your fish you've grown:) Or even a cheap ninety... It doesn't have to be glamorous, just good water and space :)
 
I would but....PARENTS....wont let me get any more tanks. I would sooo do that. I saw a 200gal plus all sorts of goodies for $200....Parents didnt even have to think about it...NO. I will grow the aro out in the 135. Then add cichlids. Is there a problem with that? JW
 
Nope.. Just thought you might want a way to keep the fish you have already cared for for a while... But hey we all make sacrafices for the things we really want.. SO your plan sounds good :)
 
I keep my aro with cichlids, but they are more placid cichlids and not aggressive by any means compared to Jags and FHs. I just keep geos and sevs. I do have a tiny EBJD and a small oscar (he prolly wont be small for long though) Besides the aro trying to eat the JD they are all ok. I would make sure that the aro is bigger than the cichlids (but not big enough to eat them) Just watch out in a tank too small. Sometimes you find a jag or an FH that is a complete bastard and they will just beat anything in the tank. Good luck homie
 
So Ive decided to screw the idea with the jag, rd etc. So im goin less agressive cichlids because there is a wayy higher change of it workin out. So this is the list so far, a rotkeil sev, bichir of somesort, Geo altifrons, maybe an oscar and what else would be good?
 
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