Larger American Set

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hi mate i have a 6x2x2.5 and have kept that stocking (bar the salvini) plus other larger americans together with no problem

as said above, individual personality of each fish will be different, and the festae and salvini could be a bit tough for the oscar if all are juvies

good luck
 
devder1;3666480; said:
i wud go for a 125 6'x18" and a m/f pair of festae
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If you read, he's wanting to keep the fish in the tank for life, and if you read about Festae, you would know that a 125 is not even efficient for a male..
 
sick_lid;3670427; said:
If you read, he's wanting to keep the fish in the tank for life, and if you read about Festae, you would know that a 125 is not even efficient for a male..
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how do you figure a 125g is not large enough for a single male festae. many people here keep a breeding pair in 75g tanks :confused:

i would say you stock if feasible but you never know, each fish is different. if you get the fish small its worth a shot. the oscar and JD are going to be the least aggressive from your list so keep an eye on them. with good filtration you should go for it
 
What is the largest tank you have room for and can afford (justify)? If you plan on keeping the tank for the life of the fish you might as well start off with the biggest tank possible and then figure out how you want to stock it.
 
The planned size of the tank would be something in the order of 6x2x2. So that would be the smallest I would think would be suitable. If possible, may think of going bigger. This is a planned stocking, so this won't happen for a little while yet. Was just hoping to see how some of these fish would go together. I wasn't hoping to stock all of the fish from the original post, but some combination that would work best, preferably with either the jag or festae or both in the tank. Having little experience with these fish, any input from people that know more than me is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for all the help guys.

Raff.
 
HiImSean;3670444; said:
how do you figure a 125g is not large enough for a single male festae. many people here keep a breeding pair in 75g tanks :confused:
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That would be a tight fit for a full grown male, but that would take several years to reach that size. 180 would be a better bet.

raff;3670986; said:
The planned size of the tank would be something in the order of 6x2x2. So that would be the smallest I would think would be suitable. If possible, may think of going bigger. This is a planned stocking, so this won't happen for a little while yet. Was just hoping to see how some of these fish would go together. I wasn't hoping to stock all of the fish from the original post, but some combination that would work best, preferably with either the jag or festae or both in the tank. Having little experience with these fish, any input from people that know more than me is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for all the help guys.

Raff.
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6x2x2 is a 180, it you can fit that go for a 220 6x2.5x2, same foot print but 6" taller. I'm keeping parachromis, festae and oscars together now in a 220 7-10" but time will tell how long that works out. raising them together seems to increase your chances but it's no garuntee it will work as they mature. My oscar was already larger then the meaner guys so he's doing ok for now. Like everyone said its a bit of a crap shoot when setting up a community of aggressive fish. You need to be prepared for loses (deaths and geting rid of problem fish) or have other tanks to move to if things get out of hand. They make for awesome tanks if you can get it to work. Dithers can help to, I keep cutteri, convicts and jewels in with the big boys. They clean up the mess and help spread the aggression.
 
Thanks for all of the info. There's a lot to take in when owning larger cichlids. It's so hard to choose the fish I want to keep when there are so many nice ones out there. So thanks for all of the input; every little bit of info is helping at this stage!!

I am very keen on owning clown loaches, jag, festae and JD. I was wondering if these fish could coexist in a single tank with dither fish?
 
Do whatever you want really.

Nobody on here can tell you what will work and what won't, cause the truth is we all have different experiences and opinions.

Put all the fish in it that you want, then remove/sell the ones that don't work in the group. Easy :)
 
The biggest issue I see is that the clown loaches are rather slow growing and would probably become dinner for a hungry Jag. As others stated it also depends on the individual fish but perservere and be willing to take out fish that don't mix and learn as you go.

Good Luck !!

Dave
 
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