So I've had my wolf pack for a couple months now and sadly I had to remove the second male because him and the dominate male just couldn't make friends. I plan on reintroducing him when I aquire more wolves so that aggression can be me evenly distributed, however my question was would silver dollars make good dithers for my golds and my hoplias intermedius. What would done other dithers be? Would peacock bass be good at rounding the aggression out?
Gold Wolf Dithers
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You have plants which will make an issue, a lot of fish used as dithers eat plants. Silver dollars would work, tinfoil barbs are good to but would eat your plants. Peacock bass I feel would outgrow them and maybe eat them. But a peacekeeper may be what you need. Maybe a black aro? Grows around the same rate and wouldn't be able to eat them unless the size difference becomes great which I doubt it will.
I actually removed all live plants and only fake plants remain. I really like the idea of another school of fish swimming around with my wolves but I never really put thought into a black aro that might be really interesting. I do have a lot of fake floating plants however would an arowana be okay swimming underneath these plants?
A jar would, but I wouldn't risk that. And imo a black would be fine for a long while. The largest black I've seen was 7 years old I think and 30inches in a 450g, they're much smaller bodied in comparison to silvers, by this I mean thinner and shorter in depth, which allows them to maneuver easier and fit in a smaller tank, they're also more laid back from what I've read. I don't see one having much issues living in a 180 though a 240 would probably be better since they're still active, I think one would be fine in a 180 for a long while if not life. Hopefully others will chime in. And as for another school of fish, I say do silver dollars, I like the look of balas but they're to sensitive, not sure if it was my odoe or curu, but I had two large ones that were practically mauled. I think it was the curu. And the aro might find it more secure swimming under the plants honestly.
have a curupira with my cichla. does fine. my growout kel is with the gold wolf. does fine. the freddy i have is being a ahole. Imo screw the tinfoil barbs. there annoying and eat to much. but thats just me hahaha.
Look at some of DB's smaller set ups he uses them for peace keepers with smaller characins like odoe, think he had his iguazas with one for a little too