stocking 75 gallon

[hancotip]

i wonder what i can have in a 75 gallon, i want something that eats other fish

 

[fishhead0103666]

A gulper catfish would work but I wouldn’t go about feeding live foods unless you raise them yourself so you know they’re healthy.

 

[hancotip]

yeah but they just hide in caves
what about some characins or cichlids with some polypterus or something

 

[Deadeye]

Red wolf fish is one of the best predator options for that size imo.
You’ll have trouble keeping it with tankmates that it won’t kill though.

As a whole, it’s advised against feeding live fish for risk of disease transfer.

 

[hancotip]

what about characins

 

[Deadeye]

A red wolf is a characin

 

[hancotip]

oh sorry pike characin

 

[Deadeye]

At 12+ in, I’d be hesitant to put one in a 4 foot tank.
With the exception of eel-like fishes, I wouldn’t do anything that gets past 8 inches; 10 for something really inactive.

Plenty of polys are good options, but they aren’t super active except at feeding time. Then again, most predators aren’t.

If you’re looking for a really active predator, look into a shoal of exodon tetras. They are basically 3 inch piranhas.

 

[hancotip]

those are impossible to get were i live, what about other cichlids

 

[Deadeye]

What kind of cichlids would you want?
Any of the large, predatory types would get too big, but the smaller guys still have the personality.