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nicka

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In a 220 gallon i would like to put 4Oscars 3 silver dollars and one buttikoferi would that be enough aggression to make the tank OK or should I put 5 Dempsey's any other options or combos
 
Agree with mike. Also, i wouldn't have so many of any given species, i'd stick with a pair of dempseys rather than 5
 
well as long as the aggressive fish not challenged their should not many problems I do want more than one fish in there because it is not a small tank any options and I will not leave out the butti unless necessary.
 
nicka said:
well as long as the aggressive fish not challenged their should not many problems I do want more than one fish in there because it is not a small tank any options and I will not leave out the butti unless necessary.
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It not that Buttis kill things for fun. Oscar although large and muscular fish aren't built to handle fish like buttis. If you want to get an aggressive fish go jag a lot less risky than a butti. Another thing is buttis are evil from a young age.


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Just gonna throw this out there. Yes, a 220 is big, I also have one. But, 4 oscars is a lot of bio load for one. Two Oscars IMO are one of the mellower large cichlids they are like the cow of fish, all they do is eat. And 3 I think a Butti would be too aggressive with Oscars. I may be wrong , but , if it were me I wouldn't risk it. My 220 is stocked with 1 7" Black Belt, 2 female 5-7" Festae, 2 Bala Sharks, n an eclipse cat and I sometimes have aggression with them at this smaller size. Idk 4, 12-14" Oscars and a butti the same size or bigger just sounds like a bad idea to me. I think the oscars would be fine and maybe add some smaller CA/SA cichlids, but the butti is just asking for trouble


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