compatibility question ....

[bigmamafish]

Soon, I'll have my 65-gallon coldwater up and running.

I plan to keep Rosy Barbs, American Flag Fish and maybe a pair of Paradise Fish in it, along with some dojos.

My question is, aggression-wise, will either the American Flag Fish or the Paradise Fish harass dojos?

I know my Rosy Barbs pretty much leave my dojos alone, except at feeding time when in the frenzy they sometimes bump the dojos because they're all going for the algae pellets or O-Nip tablets at once. I try to put in enough for everybody, but they hone in on one or two and then it becomes a free-for-all.

Do the American Flag Fish and Paradise Fish only show aggression toward their own kind, or will they bother the other fish in the tank, as well?

-- bigmamafish

 

[screaminleeman]

The flag fish that I had never bothered any fish. I did find that they prefer slightly salty water, so my cohabitants were Flounder, Belonsox, Silver L-tail mollies and GSP.

I have only had major aggression problems toward my Dojo's (` 12") from larger Del. Bichirs. No problem for Chinese Weather Loach from JD's, Freddy, Red Shoulder Severum, clown loach.

 

[Redearsunfish]

A Paradise fish can be, depending upon individual, one of the most aggressive fish you can keep, to the point of hyper aggression and predation towards smaller fish.