How many Odoe in a 250g?

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Hey guys!

I am planning a 250 gallon (6.5' x 2.6' x 2') which translates into 960 liters (200 x 80 x 60).
Initially, my 180 gallon was meant to have a pack of predators, but since I formed a pair of Aurantis, and fell in love, that is no longer possible!

So, you know, I just have to get a new tank right? ;)
It should be ordered and placed around december 2015 - january 2016, and if I want to save the money for it and not delay it further into 2016, I need to make plans, get myself excited with the stocklist I will have, etc. (Am I alone on this one? xD)

Anyway, what is set in stone, right now, is an arowana (probably african), at least one cichla kelberi, and a tigrinus or juruense (depending on availability).
Ideally, it'll have a pack of 6 to 8 channa pleurophthalma, but not only are they HARD to come by, they also bring the risk of having a pair form up, in which case, I'll end up with another very big tank with two fishes and a lot of dead monsters!

So the real question, I suppose, is:
How many Odoe can I keep for life in a 250 gallon, with at least these 3 fishes already in, to replace the pleuros?

Thank you :)
 
DB junkie DB junkie : Seems like you'd be the one to know after doing a bit of digging through the boards :D
 
I have 225 gallon 6x3x1.5s and while I do think they're a little short for rays and Odoe I do think the 6 I have seem fine in them....... I'd say 6. Although some might say it may be possible to end up with the same outcome as the snakehead and eventually 2 may pair up. I've never had it happen, but my tanks are usually communities where the Odoe is far from the dominant fish.
 
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Thanks for the reply DB, and duly noted!
Perhaps 5 to be sure, allowing some squeezing to add something at a later time.

The difference between Channa and Odoe pairing is that Channa pairing actually has a market. I could find a home for at least a third of my juvies, while I don't think there's more than 10 people in the whole of Belgium who would be interested in Odoe babies... Belgium sucks like that. :(

So I could totally rehouse one of the pair if one forms, rendering the aggressiveness null and void, without having to completely throw my project out the window.

I like to think of an Aro/Afro and cichla to be able to hold their own against a few Odoe, and I was thinking of perhaps adding a wolf, but I have absolutely NO idea what wolf I could add, in that volume, without taking the risk of seeing my entire population turn into expensive snacks. Plus, I kind of value my fingers. ;D

I have an Ery Ery coming this friday for one of the smaller tanks, but I highly doubt he would hold his own in with those kind of fishes. If i'm wrong, I've found the wolf I want. ;)

Anyway, thanks for your input, it is definitely highly valued and appreciated, which is why I love this website, whatever category you're trying to ask questions, you'll always have someone with experience and patience (I do take patience at times ;P) to guide you through your trials (and hopefully not too many errors :O)
 
The ery ery will need his own tank. The cichla, Chana or cats will eventually get him. You may take the risk if u want. Your fish at the end of the day. Just IMO.

Sorry to jump in the thread like that. Hate to see a red wolf go down.
 
Yeah I figured, I still am getting it, just it goes to the tank I had planned for him, and only him. :)

Perhaps I'll find me a nice wolf for the 250g!

Edit: And don't apologize for jumping in, that's exactly what I need, people's input :)
 
I currently house an Intermedius and 4 Iguazas with my Odoe. Have also kept them with Aimara and Australis in the past. Never had an issue. I think these species work well together as long as they are similarly sized...... :)
 
DB junkie said:
I currently house an Intermedius and 4 Iguazas with my Odoe. Have also kept them with Aimara and Australis in the past. Never had an issue. I think these species work well together as long as they are similarly sized...... :)
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Amazing :D

I wanted to get myself excited to keep saving the money, and be ready by december, I definitely am excited!

Thanks DB :D
 
From my experience: you can keep two in that size tank, once a pair forms...
 
And BTW my wolf ate the female... Beware of wolves...
 
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