heres a twist to this story. my orinos which are roughly 4" i added them last week to my tank with bahia kelb which is roughly 8" and no problems at all. they been swimming and all eating now for a week with no problems. mind you my kelb bullied 2 other bass (which were equal in size) when i got a month ago when i had it in a 75gal for a few days till i got my big tank all straight. so i think it also has to do with how big of a tank you are putting them in. if it is big enough with enough decor then the lil guys should know how to hide and get away like in the wild. just my opinion.
heres a twist to this story. my orinos which are roughly 4" i added them last week to my tank with bahia kelb which is roughly 8" and no problems at all. they been swimming and all eating now for a week with no problems. mind you my kelb bullied 2 other bass (which were equal in size) when i got a month ago when i had it in a 75gal for a few days till i got my big tank all straight. so i think it also has to do with how big of a tank you are putting them in. if it is big enough with enough decor then the lil guys should know how to hide and get away like in the wild. just my opinion.
I've had no issues with my 9 inch kelberi, and my 4+ inch Rio-Meta's......
see im not the only one who has done it! i feel it has to do with the size of tank you are trying to put them in.