Wise folk,
My silver girl is shy of 2' long & going into her pond towards the end of August & I've ordered two more at ~4" for grow-out. Do silvers actually have the expected propensity for cannibalism along with infraspecific dominance aggression? Appreciating variability in moodiness, at what relative size can I safely move them over? 1/4 of SG's length, 1/3, 1/2, more?
Pond is a little under 6'x12', to be primarily planted with potted lilies as it's 6' deep without substrate (bamboo segments on cement).
Other fish will be a red swordtail "forage" & blue & yellow LkMalawi (lab?) as they seem to live mid-water when there's depth/space & are shock-bright against dark/deep. May add oscars/jags for fun, O.niloticus for the table. Will post subsurface vid once it's up & running.
My silver girl is shy of 2' long & going into her pond towards the end of August & I've ordered two more at ~4" for grow-out. Do silvers actually have the expected propensity for cannibalism along with infraspecific dominance aggression? Appreciating variability in moodiness, at what relative size can I safely move them over? 1/4 of SG's length, 1/3, 1/2, more?
Pond is a little under 6'x12', to be primarily planted with potted lilies as it's 6' deep without substrate (bamboo segments on cement).
Other fish will be a red swordtail "forage" & blue & yellow LkMalawi (lab?) as they seem to live mid-water when there's depth/space & are shock-bright against dark/deep. May add oscars/jags for fun, O.niloticus for the table. Will post subsurface vid once it's up & running.
