Alright, so I've got a Redtail Barracuda (Acestrorhynchus falcatus) in a 75 gal. at the moment. The tank is a custom tank, and I'm not sure what the dimensions are on it (It's not at my house currently, it's elsewhere but I go there regularly. I haven't had a chance to transport it here and will be doing so this weekend) but I DO know it's 4' long for sure because the stand it's on is exactly 4' and it fits perfectly. To save some people from Google-ing, they apparently CAN grow 1'4" in the wild, most only grow ~11" in aquariums. They're carnivores and eat anything that can fit in their mouth. I've also got 2 Raphael cats in with them. Nocturnal and max size is apparently 7" more commonly ~5-6 though. Apparently peaceful. These are all I've got. I'm looking for more fish to add in. Preferably predatory fish but I don't want anything to conflict with each other. I've a question about a few fish, I'm looking for some recommendations that aren't mentioned as well, and I'm looking for any problems that may occur.
So I've got 2 Banded Leporinus (Leporinus fasciatus) already in that tank that I'm curious if they can go together. At the moment they're approx. 8" at the moment, where my Redtail is 3.5". The Leporinus are in a tank with fish MUCH smaller than them, (Some Puntius pentazona who are 1", some 3" tetras, etc.) and have left them completely alone, and they essentially just stick with each other and on their own. I've never seem them be aggressive to anything else in the tank, and I never see any damage on any fish, so I'm assuming that while they apparently do eat smaller fish, mine are polite enough not to. Do these seem like they're "alright" to add?
I've also got 3 African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi) in another tank. I love these guys. They're ~3", but highly aggressive. I had some hujuta gar in there previously and the butterflies devoured them when I wasn't looking. Just completely snapped them in half. They're not the largest though and I'm curious if once the cuda is a bit bigger if - The butterflies should leave it alone, and if the cuda will try to eat them? The butterflies are currently in a separate tank with some barbs, some being rather tiny but staying near the bottom. I'm curious on the compatibility of these fish and if they're safe to try together?
I'm curious on clown loaches as well.
Ropefish - I've a few of these in another 45gal tank. I can't see anything attempting to eat them for their sheer length, but what do you guys think?
Finally what about fish like Gold Datnoid's (Siamese Tigerfish), Pike Cichlids like Belly Crawlers, or Tigrinus Catfish. Would any of these be compatible in tank like this? Any other recommendations?
Thanks in advance everyone!
So I've got 2 Banded Leporinus (Leporinus fasciatus) already in that tank that I'm curious if they can go together. At the moment they're approx. 8" at the moment, where my Redtail is 3.5". The Leporinus are in a tank with fish MUCH smaller than them, (Some Puntius pentazona who are 1", some 3" tetras, etc.) and have left them completely alone, and they essentially just stick with each other and on their own. I've never seem them be aggressive to anything else in the tank, and I never see any damage on any fish, so I'm assuming that while they apparently do eat smaller fish, mine are polite enough not to. Do these seem like they're "alright" to add?
I've also got 3 African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi) in another tank. I love these guys. They're ~3", but highly aggressive. I had some hujuta gar in there previously and the butterflies devoured them when I wasn't looking. Just completely snapped them in half. They're not the largest though and I'm curious if once the cuda is a bit bigger if - The butterflies should leave it alone, and if the cuda will try to eat them? The butterflies are currently in a separate tank with some barbs, some being rather tiny but staying near the bottom. I'm curious on the compatibility of these fish and if they're safe to try together?
I'm curious on clown loaches as well.
Ropefish - I've a few of these in another 45gal tank. I can't see anything attempting to eat them for their sheer length, but what do you guys think?
Finally what about fish like Gold Datnoid's (Siamese Tigerfish), Pike Cichlids like Belly Crawlers, or Tigrinus Catfish. Would any of these be compatible in tank like this? Any other recommendations?
Thanks in advance everyone!
