since i have lost three fish i was wondering if i should add a peacock bass or spotted silver dollar or black bar silver dollar as one or a red tailed barracuda i am defanitely going to be getting a six inch pictus and jaguar catfish.they will be housed with a large red tailed payara, large yellowtail barracuda and three large silver dollars(common)
good replacement tankmates
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SD's should ideally be kept in groups. I wouldn't add just one. If your tatauaia has already demonstrated that it has an attitude to other silvery fish, this is likely to continue unless the new fish are roughly the same size.
In theory, any of the fish you've listed should be good tankmates, assuming the tatauaia doesn't start feelign froggy that is. lol
Another good, tough fish to consider would be a tarpon. Those fish are beastly and strong, they make great tankmates for ATF because of that. I also find them to be attractive, personable fish. They look like a swimming chunk of chrome.
In theory, any of the fish you've listed should be good tankmates, assuming the tatauaia doesn't start feelign froggy that is. lol
Another good, tough fish to consider would be a tarpon. Those fish are beastly and strong, they make great tankmates for ATF because of that. I also find them to be attractive, personable fish. They look like a swimming chunk of chrome.
A peacock bass would be a nice addition for colour and movement, but there have been issues in the past with payara species eating the pbass. Sds would be ok if your tat doesnt mind other silver fish.
there are three common silverdollars in the tank now two 6 inch females and a slightly smaller male ive had a spotted sd before but he died and i still dont know why but i was also thinking of a amazonion gar but the barracuda who stays in the upper levels of the tank(i have a large powerhead faceing the lower levels were the payara and silverdollars stay)doesnt like gar like fish since he killed a larger needlenose a ways back. i dont know wat my yellowtail would do if iadded a redtailed cuda. i like the idea of a peacock bass but how big in comparison to the payara would he have to be to not get eaten?
Pbass would have to be at least 2/3rds the size of the tat to not get eaten. It's important to note that in the wild, pbass are a prey item to the payara and you may run into an aggression problem. They have been proven to work in the past though, so it should be doable.
I would imagine a pike characin of the Ctenoluciidae would be able to live in your tank, assuming its big enough to not be seen as a prey item. Unlike the needlenose false gar, they get fairly girthy and wouldn't be as tempting of a prey item. These fish are known as pike characins (spotted, striped, silver), rocket gars, hujeta gars, etc; and are members of Ctenolucius and Boulengerella. They are large, toothy fish that cohab well with other large characins.
I plan to add a pair of Ctenolucius hujeta if ever I can find some large ones!
I would imagine a pike characin of the Ctenoluciidae would be able to live in your tank, assuming its big enough to not be seen as a prey item. Unlike the needlenose false gar, they get fairly girthy and wouldn't be as tempting of a prey item. These fish are known as pike characins (spotted, striped, silver), rocket gars, hujeta gars, etc; and are members of Ctenolucius and Boulengerella. They are large, toothy fish that cohab well with other large characins.
I plan to add a pair of Ctenolucius hujeta if ever I can find some large ones!
What is this barracuda you speak of? Iv only known of the saltwater species. Is it just a different common name for a fw fish I'm not familar with? Just curious.
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