Help with 75 gallon stocking.
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I'm kind of interested in parrots but how many should I keep in my tank? Also, I prob wan't read any replies until tomorrow because I have a life and need to sleep.
Solo or 3 is probably fine. Depends on the personality of the ones you get. Mine is pretty laid back except with the leporinus.
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can give you stories about her’s. Solo gives you more options in terms of space for tankmates, but by their nature parrots are pretty incapable of causing real damage (unless you have a particularly functional or aggressive one... then they go full Midas).I had a BP go full headbutt rhino on a JD, which it eventually killed after repeated attacks to the underside.
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You mentioned you wanted something unique. You also commented on wanting a "wet pet". A Trimac is pretty unique, and I've heard they can be great wet pets. They are similar to the Midas and Red Devil. The only thing you might not like is that a Trimac flies solo in a 75g. They are similar to Midas and Red Devils in that they will destroy other tankmates usually, especially in a 75g. But they would make a good wet pet. GL to you. Oh, clever username by the way lol.
You mentioned you wanted something unique. You also commented on wanting a "wet pet". A Trimac is pretty unique, and I've heard they can be great wet pets. They are similar to the Midas and Red Devil. The only thing you might not like is that a Trimac flies solo in a 75g. They are similar to Midas and Red Devils in that they will destroy other tankmates usually, especially in a 75g. But they would make a good wet pet. GL to you. Oh, clever username by the way lol.
Would a trimac be okay in that tank size for life? Potential of 15 inches in 18 inch tank.
I've never owned a Trimac so I didn't really factor in a 15" fish. My bad. Would it work for a couple of years maybe? I didn't realize they got that big. I thought it was closer to 13" max. But, I've been wrong before lol. Maybe the OP should disregard my idea for a Trimac as a wet pet. GL on picking your fish U Username...
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It’s been done in that size but it doesn’t seem too different than an Oscar in a 75.
Maybe a 90 for extra diffusion.
Solo or 3 is probably fine. Depends on the personality of the ones you get. Mine is pretty laid back except with the leporinus.
This. I've got four parrots. The two females are the worst with aggression. One has a mouthful of teeth and the other a single fang up top (she likes to stab stuff like a spear). The laid back male can't do damage the same way, so he headbutts, body slams and rips lips...my 10" choc gets a busted lip once a week. My other male is a nervous screwball who jumps at shadows, ghosts and whatever. They're all between 7" to 8" and in separate tanks.
The nervous male (Tango) can't get along with other parrots. He gets aggressive. But he's hyper and jumpy around other types of fish though. Actually has some teeth but doesn't have enough aggression to use them.
The tactical male (Boss) picks and chooses his fights and has middle of the road aggression. He learns quickly how to fight different fish. Head butted my Oscar (Brick) once he got too big to lip lock with.
The female with the fang (Kong) is like an assassin, always in aggression mode with shark fins up. Can't be trusted with other fish. She has one mode, seek and destroy. She beat up both males.
The #1 kickass and take names Queen (Patch) with the mouthful of teeth has beaten up every other parrot. How badass is this one? She sliced up Kong and put her in the corner. Kong had a crooked face for weeks.
I've got personality profiles on 'em in another thread.
You could get 2 in a 75 comfortably. Give everyone good size pots or caves and plants as they like 'hiding' and get away space at times. Dithers like mollies and swords wouldn't hurt.
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