Tank mates for flower horn 480 gallon

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Ryan1783

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Will a fh be ok with large tank mates in a 480 gallon.
Tanks mates would be
Silver aro
Blue umbee
Shovel nose cat
Clown knife
And wolf fish

Would this be ok?
Dimensions are 8x4x2 foot (LxWxH)
 
Do you already have all these fish or are you just wishful thinking?
 
Theres a few fish in this hobby that 9 out of 10 times will not tolorate any other tank mates.. And you have made threads about probably two of the top three cichlids on that list. Will most likely end bad with either of the two man
 
I would stick with amphilophus, close enough in size and stature to the flowerhorn to coexist in a tank that big. I would't keep anything like the aro, big cats or clownknife as they are more predators than anything and don't have the aggression that the suggested cichlids have, and would probably be stressed. i personally would recommend keeping pretty much a amph community, maybe something like texas and the other medium sized cichlids. It's obviously quite a large tank but when it comes to dovii and umbees, in order to keep them in a community long term, a tank about twice that size would be needed.
 
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