Mixing big TSN cats togther
- Thread starter Ramesh
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Yes if they are in a large enough tank they will coexist. Ive kept two 55 cm ones together with no aggression. Just make sure the other tsn is of similar size.
Agree with Dudefish.
My expectation would highly depend on the tank size.
In a very large tank of say 5000 gal they may not be aggressive to each other at all or may quickly and rather painlessly establish pecking order. In a small tank, say 500 gal, it's a 50-50 chance they will fight substantially to, again, establish and enforce the pecking order.
This is about the hierarchal aggression. Territorial aggression appears to be rare among TSNs but the chances of this kind follow the same trend - the smaller the tank, the exponentially higher the chances. Predatory aggression is not an issue unless the size disparity is great. It's been known for 2.5' TSN to kill and eat a 1.5'-2' TSN.
My expectation would highly depend on the tank size.
In a very large tank of say 5000 gal they may not be aggressive to each other at all or may quickly and rather painlessly establish pecking order. In a small tank, say 500 gal, it's a 50-50 chance they will fight substantially to, again, establish and enforce the pecking order.
This is about the hierarchal aggression. Territorial aggression appears to be rare among TSNs but the chances of this kind follow the same trend - the smaller the tank, the exponentially higher the chances. Predatory aggression is not an issue unless the size disparity is great. It's been known for 2.5' TSN to kill and eat a 1.5'-2' TSN.
I personally would not do it. I'd not keep one 2.5' TSN in a 500 gal. Is yours rather sedentary? With adequate space they should not be. Mine swim around almost always in 4500 gal.