Cichlid addict looking for help LOL

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MrDuckBootz

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Ok i know my tank is over stocked, I'm trying to make the best of a bad situation. How can i decorate the tank to have the least amount of aggression possible. Before i say anything about the tank understand that i know i ****ed up and i will be getting rid of some fish. Its a 75G tank with a Dovii, GT, 3 convicts, 2 oscars, 2 jags, red devil, pike cichlid, texas cichlid, arowana, clown knife fish, black ghost knife fish, royal pleco, gold nugget pleco, a species of Syno cat, fire eel, and clown loach....WOW its worse then i thought lol. I'm getting a 1000G tank in 2 years when construction on my house is complete but I'm afraid everyone won't get along for that long. With that being said what can i do to make aggression as little as possible for as long as possible, the fish are all small. the Aro and Clown Knife are the biggest and they ant even a foot, the rest are all under 5in. Thanks....

PS: please go easy on me again i reiterate that i messed up and am in the process of trying to find a new home for when they get bigger if the 1000G tank is not set up in time,

PPS: the reason it got so bad is because i thought the house would be ready quicker......
 
You need to get rid of a majority of those fish, there is a difference between overstocking and keeping fish that are too large for the tank they are in.

Given the proper conditions the fire eel, clown knife, and aro can literally be over half the length of the tank in 12 months.

I would pick a pair of the cichlids (not dovii) you like and find new, appropriate homes for the rest of the fish. Your current situation will not work as it is right now, let alone for another year or two.
 
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To be honest rehome all the fish. Simple as that. You need to think of the fish and not your house. Buy the tank first then fish. That tank is suitable for one OSCAR! THATS IT!

You must be trolling a 17 year old kid building a house and a CEO and has fish which need to get into 1000+ gallon tank...Has a pic of Bugatti as his avator.

If your a trust fund baby you can afford another big tank. No shame in it it is what it is.
 
"looking for help"... no, you're looking for attention. you've been told by several members several times that you need to do something about your stock.
if you're trolling, i hope you get banned. if you're not trolling, then start taking our advice and stop coming here looking for attention because of your grossly over stocked tank.

not sure why people come to the forum asking for help then take no ones advice.
or why people come here just to troll us... go outside.
 
Why are you guys even wasting your time replying...seriously this kid has posted this same nonsense before. I doubt he even has a tank.

MrDuckBootz MrDuckBootz privide a pic of the tank
 
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This kid literally posts the same thing in every section..knifefishif, rays, catfish, pbass, ever section.
I call troll until he produces a pic
 
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