As of today the new growout tank has been stocked.
Been up and going for over a week with 5 Armatus, 1 Silver Aro, and 4 Odoe. The 2 smallest Odoe had to be moved (from the shoal of 6) weeks back as the Armatus began chasing them.
The tank is 3 by 4 by 1.5' with a Dart driven W/D, Powerhead driven sponge, and a Fluval 405.
The Armatus have continued harassing the Odoe but never even acknowledge the Aro's presence.
My 7 piece Dorado shoal exploded. The largest Dorado killed the smallest. My largest seems to not really like the company of the other Dorado, as it apparently is responsible for the deaths of 2 other Dorado prior to arrival at my place. The shoal of 6 was fine for a month. Added the largest and was fine for a week or 2. Then I find the smallest one shredded a few days ago. May be aggression issues, may be a lack of frequent feedings.
So...... I'm wondering if maybe 2 wrongs can make a right.?!
I added the 3 smallest Dorado to the growout hoping they act as dithers and get the Armatus's attention and maybe the Armatus will focus on the Dorado rather then the Odoe. If it works, I'll add the 2 larger Dorado.
Sizes-
(1) Aro - 9 inches
(5) Armatus - 5-7 inches
(4) Odoe - 4-5 inches
(3) Dorado 4-5 inches
Observations so far.......
Odoes hate current. IF this tank works out and the Odoes don't end up in a 75 with the other 2 runt Odoes, I'll have to try to cut current by using spraybars instead of jets.
Right now the Odoes seeem to enjoy the company of the Dorado. They are still attempting to shoal with them. In my prior Odoe tanks I found they enjoy the company of others, maybe since the Armatus are picking on them they are just happy to have any other fish in the tank with them.
The Armatus have allready began charging the Dorado. The trio has yet to even acknowledge thier presence. The Dorado don't even change path or speed when being charged. The Armatus are being completely ignored.
As much as the Odoe want to shoal with the Dorado it seems frivelous. The Dorado are simply too fast and weave too much.
Aro's behavior is unchanged. I believe it knows it is still the biggest fish in the tank.
Knock on wood but the first few hours are going according to plan.
I'll try to keep this updated every few days, IF I get my camera fixed I'll add pics, but as of right now the camera is inop. I should be able to find some recent pics though prior to the Dorado additions.
Will it work? Probobly not..... Will we ever know without trying? NOPE. I've been wanting to try this for a while but was not confident enough to trust them all while at work. Beings that I lost my job and am at home most of the day on weekdays what better time to give it a go? First time there is a sign of danger the "experiment" will be over and I'll begin moving stuff around again till a solution can be reached. All in all just sick of wondering.... "Could it work?"
So what do you guys think?
An hour? A Day? A week? A month? Stupid for trying?
Been up and going for over a week with 5 Armatus, 1 Silver Aro, and 4 Odoe. The 2 smallest Odoe had to be moved (from the shoal of 6) weeks back as the Armatus began chasing them.
The tank is 3 by 4 by 1.5' with a Dart driven W/D, Powerhead driven sponge, and a Fluval 405.
The Armatus have continued harassing the Odoe but never even acknowledge the Aro's presence.
My 7 piece Dorado shoal exploded. The largest Dorado killed the smallest. My largest seems to not really like the company of the other Dorado, as it apparently is responsible for the deaths of 2 other Dorado prior to arrival at my place. The shoal of 6 was fine for a month. Added the largest and was fine for a week or 2. Then I find the smallest one shredded a few days ago. May be aggression issues, may be a lack of frequent feedings.
So...... I'm wondering if maybe 2 wrongs can make a right.?!
I added the 3 smallest Dorado to the growout hoping they act as dithers and get the Armatus's attention and maybe the Armatus will focus on the Dorado rather then the Odoe. If it works, I'll add the 2 larger Dorado.
Sizes-
(1) Aro - 9 inches
(5) Armatus - 5-7 inches
(4) Odoe - 4-5 inches
(3) Dorado 4-5 inches
Observations so far.......
Odoes hate current. IF this tank works out and the Odoes don't end up in a 75 with the other 2 runt Odoes, I'll have to try to cut current by using spraybars instead of jets.
Right now the Odoes seeem to enjoy the company of the Dorado. They are still attempting to shoal with them. In my prior Odoe tanks I found they enjoy the company of others, maybe since the Armatus are picking on them they are just happy to have any other fish in the tank with them.
The Armatus have allready began charging the Dorado. The trio has yet to even acknowledge thier presence. The Dorado don't even change path or speed when being charged. The Armatus are being completely ignored.
As much as the Odoe want to shoal with the Dorado it seems frivelous. The Dorado are simply too fast and weave too much.
Aro's behavior is unchanged. I believe it knows it is still the biggest fish in the tank.
Knock on wood but the first few hours are going according to plan.
I'll try to keep this updated every few days, IF I get my camera fixed I'll add pics, but as of right now the camera is inop. I should be able to find some recent pics though prior to the Dorado additions.
Will it work? Probobly not..... Will we ever know without trying? NOPE. I've been wanting to try this for a while but was not confident enough to trust them all while at work. Beings that I lost my job and am at home most of the day on weekdays what better time to give it a go? First time there is a sign of danger the "experiment" will be over and I'll begin moving stuff around again till a solution can be reached. All in all just sick of wondering.... "Could it work?"
So what do you guys think?
An hour? A Day? A week? A month? Stupid for trying?
