Ideal temp. For native/tropical combo tank

[screaminleeman]

I have kept Tilapia in unheated aquarium with natives. Way better at the lower end of the 70's spectrum. 72 - 74 is ideal!

I had HORRIBLE experience keeping Green Sunfish in 80+ degree Red Belly Piranah tank. The additional 6 - 8 degree temperature put them in out of control agression. They beat the crap out of three 6"+ RBP's and had to be returned to my farm pond.

Keep in mind, that "common" sunfish can be on the EXTREME upper end of the agression scale even surpassing that of Cichlids (ESPECIALLY at temperatures over 74 degrees!!!!)

Most people do not understand the extreme agression of these "basic c
ommon" fish. I have a small 7" - 8" Green Sunfish and it runs the tank with larger Dovi, Butterkofi Tilapia, 16+" Venezuelan Pike Cichlid & Jaguar Cichlid!

 

[iHonesty]

Mid seventies are good.

Thats what I'm thinking!

 

[iHonesty]

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Keep in mind, that "common" sunfish can be on the EXTREME upper end of the agression View attachment 706830scale even surpassing that of Cichlids (ESPECIALLY at temperatures over 74 degrees!!!!)

Most people do not understand the extreme agression of these "basic c
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Green sunfish are super aggressive compared to the sunfish I will be raising. All sunfish become hyperactive when the temperature rises, but the ones I will be taking care of arent commonly as aggressive as a green sunfish would be. They are beastly, and I am not surprised one bit that he runs the tank with those other aggressive fish.

 

[Bderick67]

i don't know why people respond like this, he isn't asking for alternatives, if you aren't going to try and help him answer the question then u just shouldn't reply

75 sounds good to me

Alternatives? There are hundreds of thousands of combos that don't jeopardize the health of the fish. I guess I should just be glad he doesn't want to keep with salt water fish too, but I'm sure you'd be OK with throwing all the fish into a brackish tank, right?

 

[iHonesty]

Alternatives? There are hundreds of thousands of combos that don't jeopardize the health of the fish. I guess I should just be glad he doesn't want to keep with salt water fish too, but I'm sure you'd be OK with throwing all the fish into a brackish tank, right?

You know fugupuff and his freshwater bumblebee grouper right? Haha calm down dude. I'm just asking questions. It's been done successfully, and I dont see the fish complaining.