Hey guy/gals i have a 75 gallon tank with 2 3" LGM Bass a 2"bluegill and a 3" bullhead. Im looking to get some some more fish to put in the tank with them i have Oscars, Bala sharks, and other cats i'm mind I have space for very large fish in a heated pond outside so. SUGGESTIONS?
largemouth bass tank mates
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Honestly dude I use to have a bass around the same size and I couldn’t put any fish with him. He wouldn’t let anything alive stay that way for long. I’m surprised you were even able to get the tank mates you currently have with it to coexist
It would have to be something bigger than him, as I've seen video of a bass with a only slightly small bass in it's mouth.
Tankmates (as growouts), : giraffe catfish, datnoids,channel catfish,hi fin sharks,large (over 10 inch cichlids, black crappie.
Would avoid Balas as they will be eaten.
Would avoid Balas as they will be eaten.
I have largemouths they are very nice fish they can be a pain at times but that is if they are in a small tank. They get along well with fish of the same attitude and same size even if they are an inch smaller. Good tankmates such as peacock bass , arowanas , big predatory fish like these that can hold their own. I have a Ocellaris peacock bass and 2 largemouths that are 7 inches almost pushing 8 and a 5 inch ghost knife they get along fine the peacock bass tries to fit in they school together most of the day.
Also for largemouths get them on pellets its better for them they are more willing than cichla to eat pellets feeding live can make a fish more aggressive.
When adding tank mate its best to do it at a small size so the fish get to know each other and feel more comfortable around one another. Rather than for example putting a 17 inch kelberi in a tank with a mix group of orinos and kelberis that have lived in the tank for 4 years know their place in the hierarchy and are about the same size. The new kelberi isn't going get a very nice welcome. Its best to get stock for a specific tank when young.