mixing larger cichla with smaller cichla

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Mr.AzulBass

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i have a 8" orino and a 9" Kelb in a 150 with 8" tarpon...recently one of my tarpon all of a sudden had many missing scales and ended up dying while and my other tarpon was pretty beaten up. all of this happened while being away from home from 5 months seasonal job. i found out the orino was the one doing this and is apparently more aggressive then he was before i left.

So now...i bought 4 cichla from a fellow MFKer all at 6 to 7" which are currently in a 75 gal waiting to be put in to the larger tank....should i even bother to put them in with the larger cichla or not bother until i buy another 180 which i am about to purchase.

Im very worried about putting the new rare cichla together even though i have 2 parrots and one large king kong parrot to help with the aggression.

what should I do?
 
Id try putting them together. If it doesnt pan out, put the orino in the 75 and let the rest catch up in size. Then try reintroducing.

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Putting the new cichla in will spread out the aggression and might help out your tarpon. Just keep a close eye when you first introduce them and provide plenty of plants and driftwood as shelter for them. Good Luck!
 
thanks guys. even though they might have a chance to be eaten. another option is to power feed the four small cichla for a month or 2 and then putting them in...iv just never put cichla of different sizes in the same tank together so Im a little nervouse about it ha. i feel that having the 3 parrots will definitely help and having them all together will hopefully make the smaller cichla grow a bit faster if im correct. and yea to answer your question oscar i do have plenty of driftwood and plants so that will help too. thanks
 
As long as they are close in size you should be fine. I was nervous when adding mine all together as well.. The larger one was a bit aggressive at first but after a day or two all is well


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the smallest bass might be 5.5" out of the 4 new ones and the larges is 6.5". my Kelberi is 9.5" and the aggressive orino is a little over 8". do you think that is close enough in size because im really not sure about it.
 
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