Just wondering if I could house a silver aro with cichlids? Oscar, managuense, gt, salvini, severum, jack, firemouth, blood parrot, lyonsi and a couple plecos? All in a 150 right now, biggest is my O at 7" give or take. I would grow it out in my geo tank for now, red head, hecklii, standechneri, jurupari, and a couple blood fin tetras. Opinions?
Cichlid tankmates?
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well the only worry I have is that the aro will eat my gt. He is only 3-4" I wanted to get a little guy, put him in w/ the geos (largest one is a topajos at about 4, maybe 5") then put it in the big tank when he grows a little. I can get a 3" aro but I can also get a 10" aro. I just don't want him eating my fish, haha. I like them too much 
feed that lil gt feeders so it can grow fast..an avoid getting eatenspecialized002;3093759; said:well the only worry I have is that the aro will eat my gt. He is only 3-4" I wanted to get a little guy, put him in w/ the geos (largest one is a topajos at about 4, maybe 5") then put it in the big tank when he grows a little. I can get a 3" aro but I can also get a 10" aro. I just don't want him eating my fish, haha. I like them too much
I haven't fed my fish feeder for fear of bacteria and/or raising aggression levels. Will feeding live make the fish more aggressive?
i have my 2 inch GT with my 2 over 10" silvers. they dont bother him. but my aros have had no live food ever. so its different for them. they dont bother any fishspecialized002;3093759; said:well the only worry I have is that the aro will eat my gt. He is only 3-4" I wanted to get a little guy, put him in w/ the geos (largest one is a topajos at about 4, maybe 5") then put it in the big tank when he grows a little. I can get a 3" aro but I can also get a 10" aro. I just don't want him eating my fish, haha. I like them too much
specialized002;3093759; said:well the only worry I have is that the aro will eat my gt. He is only 3-4" I wanted to get a little guy, put him in w/ the geos (largest one is a topajos at about 4, maybe 5") then put it in the big tank when he grows a little. I can get a 3" aro but I can also get a 10" aro. I just don't want him eating my fish, haha. I like them too much
Unless you willing to devote a tank just for the 3" aro, you'd be better off going with the 10 incher. Baby aros are fragile and require specific care, many so called safe and non aggressive tankmates end up killing baby aros. Not to mention all that are killed by insufficient tops, improper acclimation, unstable water params and gravel vac accidents.
