Green Terrors
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Wow, thanks for all the feedback guys 
im thinking oscar, salvini and lima shovelnose in with him?
all should be ok?
Thanks
Matt
im thinking oscar, salvini and lima shovelnose in with him?
all should be ok?
Thanks
Matt
I've kept a GT with Sals before and had no issues, well at least untill the GT and female Sal spawned. It does come down to individual temperments though but I say give it a shot.
Cool thanks for the help guys
might have to give the lima a miss then
but i think im going to go for a GT and a sal for the moment, but i might well add an oscar in with the mix, not sure yet
thanks
Matt
might have to give the lima a miss then
but i think im going to go for a GT and a sal for the moment, but i might well add an oscar in with the mix, not sure yet
thanks
Matt
yeah leave off the lima and get some cats that stay a bit smaller like pictus and you will be good, and i would wait on the oscar until you are absolutely sure your going to have the 125 as they grow quick and you will want your GT to be little bigger so the O doesnt outgrow him as quickly
thanks thats a good call, i think ima do that, thanks Sarah
btw, does anyone know the grow rates on these guys?
Thanks
Matt
btw, does anyone know the grow rates on these guys?
Thanks
Matt
Had a GT that dominated the tank and the Oscar was twice the size of the GT.
Had to give away the GT since all the other fish had to hid in corners of the tank to escape the terror.
Had to give away the GT since all the other fish had to hid in corners of the tank to escape the terror.
Personality of the fish is certainly a major factor but really, it is just one of many factors. A lot of other circumstances and factors involved in any community tank. Sex of fish, age of fish, all the other tankmates and how they fit into a pecking order, decor, territories, ect. ect.
Anyways, IME, twice, I have had large male GT's in a cichlid community tank and both were very aggressive fishes, but neither were very capable. With CA, GT's were very low in the pecking order ----about the only CA fish their size they could push around were nics. And the GT's bullied smaller fishes; whatever they could push around.
I had a problem once, with a male GT and two oscars, all of similar size and weight -----around the 6-8" size. The GT wouldn't stop chasing them so I removed the GT for some time and then re-introduced it. At first it looked like the same thing all over again, but finally the oscars started to stand up to it. The GT fought both oscars and got his butt kicked twice. The oscars never had a problem with him again. After that, the oscars got huge quick, and the GT eventually got to about 10" but always remained subordinate to them.
If I were to house these two fishes again in the same tank, I'd give the oscars a head start. I know oscars have a far superior growth rate, but still. Young oscars can be very wussy ---- they need some age and size to be able to defend themselves. Oscars can make very good bosses for a tank. Given my experience with male GT's, I sort of suspect if you end up with the GT as a boss it might be a reighn of terror.
Anyways, IME, twice, I have had large male GT's in a cichlid community tank and both were very aggressive fishes, but neither were very capable. With CA, GT's were very low in the pecking order ----about the only CA fish their size they could push around were nics. And the GT's bullied smaller fishes; whatever they could push around.
I had a problem once, with a male GT and two oscars, all of similar size and weight -----around the 6-8" size. The GT wouldn't stop chasing them so I removed the GT for some time and then re-introduced it. At first it looked like the same thing all over again, but finally the oscars started to stand up to it. The GT fought both oscars and got his butt kicked twice. The oscars never had a problem with him again. After that, the oscars got huge quick, and the GT eventually got to about 10" but always remained subordinate to them.
If I were to house these two fishes again in the same tank, I'd give the oscars a head start. I know oscars have a far superior growth rate, but still. Young oscars can be very wussy ---- they need some age and size to be able to defend themselves. Oscars can make very good bosses for a tank. Given my experience with male GT's, I sort of suspect if you end up with the GT as a boss it might be a reighn of terror.
