post combinations of fish that usually don't work but yours is the exception

[Red Devil]

I just want proven combinations ..nothing risky but some combination of unlikely fish that actually got along and thrived together... some thing unusal but it worked long term.. heres a couple of mine! My Red Devil and Wild Oscar with african cichlid.. they all get along great and have been together since i lost my pacus back in september ..and another unusal combination is my female green terror along with african cichlids ..they have been together for 2 years .. not trying to encourage any bad combinations because we all should strive to make a natural environment ...but sometimes the unlikely is nessasary and just wonder about success stories..so post your success..

 

[headbanger_jib]

i have 9 GTs in my africans pond but they all are small
heck some of them are smaller than the 3 mbunas and and a dozen kenyis
there is a little bit aggression but there are nearly 100 fish all in all in that pond so not too worry much
added the first 5 GTs 6 months back all b+ the range of .5-1"
then the next 4 GTs were added 3 months back they were 2"+

the other combination is
i have 2 male flower horns in the same tank
th first one is a ZZ and was bought at 2"+ and was 4" when i added the other one which is a rose queen at 1.5" and right now the zz is 5"+ and the rose queen is 2.5"+
virtually no aggression used to keep them in a divided aquarium for the first one month used a glass as a divider and now they are friends
will try and post pics of the FH tank
the pond is 6' deep and algae ridden so can't get photos

 

[Red Devil]

i have 9 GTs in my africans pond but they all are small
heck some of them are smaller than the 3 mbunas and and a dozen kenyis
there is a little bit aggression but there are nearly 100 fish all in all in that pond so not too worry much
added the first 5 GTs 6 months back all b+ the range of .5-1"
then the next 4 GTs were added 3 months back they were 2"+

the other combination is
i have 2 male flower horns in the same tank
th first one is a ZZ and was bought at 2"+ and was 4" when i added the other one which is a rose queen at 1.5" and right now the zz is 5"+ and the rose queen is 2.5"+
virtually no aggression used to keep them in a divided aquarium for the first one month used a glass as a divider and now they are friends
will try and post pics of the FH tank
the pond is 6' deep and algae ridden so can't get photos

That pond sounds so awesome... love to see a pic of it even if you cannot see fish.. yes love to see those two males..thats great!

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

a bad combo that seems to work a lot of the time is neotropical cichlids with mbuna.
I've had archers in FW with SA cichlids and it worked fine for a while.

 

[AngelicGreenTerror]

Honestly, my midas / rd hybrid, jag, and the 2 dempseys get along with the ropefish. That's so far the only non-cichlid that they have gotten along with and don't mess with.

 

[akskirmish]

Dovii/ jardini combo for me right now......

 

[johnptc]

my whole tank is screwy ( house of sam)

5.5 ft pima..... 30"+ tems pair of dovii red devils down to 1 inch + new fry..jags........linces cats...pikes .........etc

pretty happy group....i assume because of the extra elbow room

plus clown loaches, african lungfish, asian swap eel and DATS

 

[headbanger_jib]

my whole tank is screwy ( house of sam)

5.5 ft pima..... 30"+ tems pair of dovii red devils down to 1 inch + new fry..jags........linces cats...pikes .........etc

pretty happy group....i assume because of the extra elbow room

plus clown loaches, african lungfish, asian swap eel and DATS

you have a mini eco system down there
it would be awesome if you could have a few of those monster cats (RTCs,TSNs and a jau)there along with a monster gator gar

 

[Dan F]

I have kept fancy goldfish with tropicals for years. I had a tank of FW Angels and Fancy Goldfish for 8 years. I kept a pair of Pseudodora niger for 7 years with all kinds of tankmates. I kept a Hemibagrus cat with other fish, until I pulled an 8" Synodontis from his mouth (it lived, and its caudal fin grew back...).

Now I have a Niger Cat with Fancy Goldfish, also several plecos and an assortment of tetras.

 

[Nabbig2]

Haha...hear this: 29 gallon with 2 huge goldfish (sold as 25 cent feeders when small), a gold opaline gourami, a senegal bichir, and some julii cories.