I originally wanted a blackbelt but my vieja synspilum (which is now in my 5ft tank) used to annoy the crap out of my oscars, not being aggressive as such but following them both around like a shadow which visibly irritated them both & i'd noticed that the blackbelts i'd seen were a bit nastier so i thought it'd be better not putting another similar fish in to replace it. Also the chocolates are awesome & my girlfriend and i love them but i think in my tank they'd probably get smashed & i'd feel bad!
The other night i moved my large male con x t-bar that nearly jumps out of the tank to attack me into the 6ft cos i'm getting rid of my cons but really wanted to keep him but when i put him in the tank the oscars and jd flew over to oust the intruder and after a minute he let me peacefully net him & return him to his 2ft before they could beat him up. Hopefully a smaller sal will fare better but i'd easily keep the sal over the fh if it comes down to it.. Anyone got any advice on salvini? Never seen one in real life before, buying one online..
my little 3 incher is one of the smaller guys in my tank and is a little hellion. guards his cave like no other and takes no crap from the 10" texas or anyone, even if he gets set straight. their not punanny's at all good luck with it you'll enjoy