Anyone ever have luck keeping a Midas with tankmates??My Midas is like 2-3 inches,i want to put him with an Oscar who is like 5-6 inches,could this work??The tank will be either a 75 gal or 100 gal.Thanks!!
Midas and Tankmates???....
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I had my RD in a CA/SA comm tank. Everything was going fine until the RD decided it didn't want tankmates anymore and sstarted beating the crap out of everybody.
Dovii dude;1044640; said:Anyone ever have luck keeping a Midas with tankmates??My Midas is like 2-3 inches,i want to put him with an Oscar who is like 5-6 inches,could this work??The tank will be either a 75 gal or 100 gal.Thanks!!
Bad idea.
I've had success with convicts - provide rockwork.
Dovii dude;1044640; said:Anyone ever have luck keeping a Midas with tankmates??My Midas is like 2-3 inches,i want to put him with an Oscar who is like 5-6 inches,could this work??The tank will be either a 75 gal or 100 gal.Thanks!!
It might bully the oscar, believe it or not. Some oscars are more aggressive than others, you could try your luck. It's best to get a bigger tank to reduce aggression, and you should get another fish. The reason is that aggression is always reduced when you have more than 2 fish. Good luck!
I'm sure you can keep midas with tankmates in very large cichlid communities (as in 200+ gallons). In your situation I'd be surprised if it worked though, as the midas will focus all of it's aggression on the oscar.
100G is a bit small for the 2. 160 will prolly work. But this isnt always an option to upgrade. I would say go with one or the other.
My midas would not share a 4' tank with anything once he hit 3" or so. He lived in a divided tank until he hit about 6-7", then got a 75gal for himself. Guess you could use convicts with lots of hiding spots. But once a midas hits 10" or more, those decorations become projectiles for him to smash against the aquarium glass. It's downright amazing when you see the power of one of these beasts.