GATF with African Cichlids?

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I think it would look really cool and would like to try it. My GATF is 6" right now, so I was thinking of stocking my 300g with haps and peacocks (still in the researching stage of African cichlids) and adding the GATF when it is 9-10"+ and acclimated to a higher PH. I'm not worried about the tiger eating or punking the Africans, but am worried of the opposite. I know they hail from very different parts of Africa.
Thoughts? Anyone have prior experience with this?

Thanks guys!

BTW, plan B is stocking the tank with mormyridae, odoes and O. tanganicae on top of my GATF and endlicheris.
 
I would highly advise against a goliath with any type of cichlids. That combination just will not end well for either fish in my opinion. A GATF with bichirs could be a good pairing. As the goliath gets larger any mid water swimming fish would either become a victim or could spook the goliath causing him to smash into the side of the tank.
 
I keep my Goliath Tiger Fish with just one tank mate...a False Tigrinus....the Tiger pays no attention to the bottom feeder
 
Reedmaster16 said:
any mid water swimming fish would either become a victim or could spook the goliath causing him to smash into the side of the tank.
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Interesting. Is there any documentation of this? Or more of a guess from personal experience/observations?

Thank you guys for the insight
 
Observation : my Goliath only feeds at night. If have never actually seen him feed. The feeders are just gone in the morning. I tried placing larger fish with him of various types: he eats the tails and about the last 1/3 of their body then leaves the dying 2/3 to float around the tank in agony. He ate the tails off the blue crayfish, however has ignored the False Tigerinus. I expect however to find a chunk of flesh missing from the cat sooner or later. I believe the GTF is a "species" only fish and really will thrive best on live because it's their nature to consume live.
 
hi guys,I have two birchirs 8&6inchs in a 4ft tank I have got a 5inch gatf to put into the same tank in a weeks time im a little worried as they have killed and eaten 4 other fish in there with them,catching them at night
 
1 banjar red arowana 7"-8"
1 GATF 5"-6"
2 emperor cichlids 8"
3 Wc Zaire blue kitumba 5"m 4"f 3"f
1 IT 4"-5"
2 NTT 3"-4"
1 megalodoras uranoscopus 5"-6"
1 lapradei 12"+
2 enli 5"-6" and 12"+
1 ornate 5"-6

That's my stock list. My Goliath is definitely not the one that causes problems


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