220 Stocking is Ornate Bichirs, Saxalitilis Pike, Jack Dempsey , Bumblebee Oscar, Two wild senegal bichirs, and Triple Parachromis hybrid she's very timid (right now) . Can I add one of these fish to finish the 220?
Mesaheros Festae or Gephyrus
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I would say with Oscar (have his back in the future - not as hardcore as they like to think they are), the Pike (aggressive) and parachromis (anything) I would not add anything else in there. 220gal may be big now. But a couple of months down the line it could be a different story.
I had a passive, dare I say loving Giant Red Tailed Gourami that reach a certain age/size? and went postal on any fish in my 330g that had red/orange. I am not saying it can't be done but chances are you are likely to run into a problem. Other factors can mitigate, increase or deduce success. One of them being the "triple" parachromis mix. What are the others?
This was a fun little experiment done to evaluate decor structure correlated to aggression in JD's. chrome- Aggression vs Habitat Structure for JD.
I am also not sure about the Senegal bichirs being smaller, docile and in a tank filled with aggression.
duanes
thread found here may support your tank and size working. I am not sure as I am not the big cichlid guy.
Fesate, a.k.a. Red Terror, I believe go by that moniker for a reason. Thread on MFK here.
I had a passive, dare I say loving Giant Red Tailed Gourami that reach a certain age/size? and went postal on any fish in my 330g that had red/orange. I am not saying it can't be done but chances are you are likely to run into a problem. Other factors can mitigate, increase or deduce success. One of them being the "triple" parachromis mix. What are the others?
This was a fun little experiment done to evaluate decor structure correlated to aggression in JD's. chrome- Aggression vs Habitat Structure for JD.
I am also not sure about the Senegal bichirs being smaller, docile and in a tank filled with aggression.
duanes
thread found here may support your tank and size working. I am not sure as I am not the big cichlid guy.Fesate, a.k.a. Red Terror, I believe go by that moniker for a reason. Thread on MFK here.
Before I'd add anything more, I'd want to know what your water parameters are,
JDs and Parachromis being from Central America prefer high pH, hard water. (near 8 or close)
Most Pike cichlids and oscars being from Amazonia, prefer soft low pH (7 or below)
Cichlids from west of the Andes , prefer neutral pH water, slightly alkaline (pH right abound 7.
Then there are varying degrees of aggression dictated by geographical isolation.
Cichlids from Amazonia come from crowded, varied communities, so are often comfortable in the company of other cichlid species
Central Americans can sometimes be ultra terriritoral, if from isolated river communities
Cichlids from west of the Andes (such as Mesoheros) are aften the only cichlid found in their habitats, so can be intolerent of others cichlids.
I have kept all the species you mention, and find (in general) find the habitat preferences ring true.
Amazonins do well in varied community and situations.
Both Mesoheros are loners as adults, do poorly in comminuity situations.
and predatory cichlids like Parachromis as adults can also wreck havoc in tanks uner 300 gallons.
Even in nature when JDs share habitat with other cichlid species in limited a space of only a few thousand gallons, they tend to get torn up, and do poorly
https://youtu.be/eBFAtr6ZfIs
Yet when they are the only dominent cichlid, in a large habitat, population do well, they thrive
https://youtu.be/txmi1mng_XQ
I would prbably never attempt to keep the above cichlids together in the same tank.
JDs and Parachromis being from Central America prefer high pH, hard water. (near 8 or close)
Most Pike cichlids and oscars being from Amazonia, prefer soft low pH (7 or below)
Cichlids from west of the Andes , prefer neutral pH water, slightly alkaline (pH right abound 7.
Then there are varying degrees of aggression dictated by geographical isolation.
Cichlids from Amazonia come from crowded, varied communities, so are often comfortable in the company of other cichlid species
Central Americans can sometimes be ultra terriritoral, if from isolated river communities
Cichlids from west of the Andes (such as Mesoheros) are aften the only cichlid found in their habitats, so can be intolerent of others cichlids.
I have kept all the species you mention, and find (in general) find the habitat preferences ring true.
Amazonins do well in varied community and situations.
Both Mesoheros are loners as adults, do poorly in comminuity situations.
and predatory cichlids like Parachromis as adults can also wreck havoc in tanks uner 300 gallons.
Even in nature when JDs share habitat with other cichlid species in limited a space of only a few thousand gallons, they tend to get torn up, and do poorly
https://youtu.be/eBFAtr6ZfIs
Yet when they are the only dominent cichlid, in a large habitat, population do well, they thrive
https://youtu.be/txmi1mng_XQ
I would prbably never attempt to keep the above cichlids together in the same tank.
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