Help me keep the balance

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bobbafett

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G'day guys,

Ive got a 120g 48x24x24 with a Vieja Synspilum (7-8in), Jack Dempsy (5-6in), Green Terror (4in) and 3 male Convicts (2.5-3in).

Just thinking about adding a male Blue Acara (5in) from another tank in but i don't want to overcrowd, how's my stocking?

Im running a 2ft sump with a few other filters so water quality should be fine, more the space than anything.

Aggresion in the the tank is minimal and i dont want to upset the balance by overcrowding.

Any advice would be much appriciated.
 
I would leave it be. I think the acara would get beaten eventually. Just let them fill out the tank themselves. As they grow I see the JD/GT fighting quite a bit.
 
Guapoako318;4634927; said:
I would leave it be. I think the acara would get beaten eventually. Just let them fill out the tank themselves. As they grow I see the JD/GT fighting quite a bit.
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I agree with the above posters.
Leave the tank be.
Green terrors are very aggressive. They don't get the name "terror" for nothing. You may want to consider re-homing your JD or you GT depending on how they get along as they age.
 
TigerO;4634970; said:
I agree with the above posters.
Leave the tank be.
Green terrors are very aggressive. They don't get the name "terror" for nothing. You may want to consider re-homing your JD or you GT depending on how they get along as they age.
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Green Terrors aren't "very" aggressive. Especially compared to other SA/CA they are only semi-aggressive. However mine hated Blue Acaras (conspecific aggression), and almost killed one. My GT's never bother other fish though.
 
mark377;4635230; said:
Green Terrors aren't "very" aggressive. Especially compared to other SA/CA they are only semi-aggressive. However mine hated Blue Acaras (conspecific aggression), and almost killed one. My GT's never bother other fish though.
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just cuz yours isn't aggressive doesn't mean they're all like that. i've seen some that were extremely aggressive and others that weren't so much.
 
^ I was posting based on my experience with GT's. the one I had was extremely aggressive and wouldn't let anything else in the tank with it.
 
What tank size? And I had 4 of them, none of them even had a chance against the really aggressive and powerful cichlids like Midas.
 
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