Good question and interesting feedback. I was considering a beautiful oscar I saw. I wouldn't consider it normally but this fish was exceptional. I have seen pics of peacock bass, giant gouramis, and pikes with rays, so I figure some of these could work out with rays. Anyone have exceptions and successfully keep these two fish types in community tanks?
Stingrays with aggressive cichlids...can it work?
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I have my 10" rays in with 8-9" cichlids, one jag, one midas, and one red bay snook. All in a 450g. Also have a 20" black aro and 12" TSN. The cichlids don't pay any attention to the rays, but the rays do bury themselves in the sand quite often. I have a 180g on the way that the cichlids will be going into. The TSN will be going into a pond shortly.
All my fish are fairly docile and well fed though.
All my fish are fairly docile and well fed though.
Ive mixed rays with a variety of cichlids before inc
Oscars,
Pearsei,
Baysnooks
Geophagines + santanoperca
Cichla
Theres probs others but i forget
Oscars,
Pearsei,
Baysnooks
Geophagines + santanoperca
Cichla
Theres probs others but i forget
I currently have a 14-inch disk female motoro with a 10" loiselli, a 12-inch albino oscar, a 14" ven pike, 1 5-inch female festae....she grew up with the oscar (both like 5-inchers to start) with almost no interaction...once ina while the oscar would "push" her a little, but since February/March of this year there isno problem......hope that helps!
Larger the tank the more layed back the cichlids. Just don't do breeding pairs and if it is atleast 300g or more should be ok.
