I have a 135 gallon with an oscar 6", 4" convict, another 3" con, red devil 3.5", and some sort of vieja/paratheraps 3.5"...i put in 13 buenos aires about 2 months ago and figured i was good to go since my cichlids were so small...i'm down to 5...i assumed it was the oscar...NOPE...it was damn eclipse catfish (about 6-7") that i always forget about because i never see him. Caught him about a week ago with a HUGE stomach and i was missing another BA tetra...Silverdollars have the best chance imo. I still have 2 from the original 6 that i bought 8 years ago...i've considered trying rainbowfish since they get about 4" and have high bodies.
Schooling Fish compatible with CA/SA cichlid?
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I have a 135 gallon with an oscar 6", 4" convict, another 3" con, red devil 3.5", and some sort of vieja/paratheraps 3.5"...i put in 13 buenos aires about 2 months ago and figured i was good to go since my cichlids were so small...i'm down to 5...i assumed it was the oscar...NOPE...it was damn eclipse catfish (about 6-7") that i always forget about because i never see him. Caught him about a week ago with a HUGE stomach and i was missing another BA tetra...Silverdollars have the best chance imo. I still have 2 from the original 6 that i bought 8 years ago...i've considered trying rainbowfish since they get about 4" and have high bodies.
I thought my BA tetras would be fine, but no. My festae has knocked them off one by one.
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Only reason he catfish was able to do that is because eclipse catfish are nocturnal. So you have yourself a happy little ambush predator.
Like I said earlier, try the BA tetras. Worst case is they become feeders instead of dithers. If that is the case, determine silver dollars or giant danios based on the aggression level of your fish and whether that aggression is territorial or just hatred.
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