Thinking about tankmate experiment

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Ruturaj

Ruturaj

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I have been thinking about getting a red tesax female as a tank mate for my Kmafa flowerhorn. The tank would be 75 gallon tank, if it doesn't work out I will get another tank for female. Any input on the chances of it working out (none, slim, good)? Or any other species I should try first (I am not sure about parrots because of the deformed look).

The tank is in Seattle and I am still in Raleigh. Will be moving there in 1.5 months. My friend has a tank and wants to experiment if she can keep a fish till I go take the tank. Worst case scenario I will donate the fish.

two mixed experiments, my friend trying to figure out if she wants a fish and me trying out it as a tank mate later.
 
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Depends but I’d say the chances are closer to slim. Your chances are much better with a female blood parrot. I like the look they have but yeah some can look a little two deformed and it is unattractive.

unless your luck is anything like Fishenvy Fishenvy ‘s
 
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HybridFinatic said:
Depends but I’d say the chances are closer to slim. Your chances are much better with a female blood parrot. I like the look they have but yeah some can look a little two deformed and it is unattractive.

unless your luck is anything like Fishenvy Fishenvy ‘s
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Thank you. I assume the female might be too aggressive is the worry. Is blood parrot the best bet?
 
Ruturaj said:
Thank you. I assume the female might be too aggressive is the worry. Is blood parrot the best bet?
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That or the other other way around. Yes I’d say a bp is your best bet unless you want to go through the process of starting them off with a divider to let them get used to each other and then eventually remove it but even that can be unsuccessful.
 
HybridFinatic said:
That or the other other way around. Yes I’d say a bp is your best bet unless you want to go through the process of starting them off with a divider to let them get used to each other and then eventually remove it but even that can be unsuccessful.
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Thank you. What size the blood parrot should be? Flowerhorn is at 5 inches currently. It would be challenging to sex/get a female for sure.
 
Ruturaj said:
The thing is my friend will be getting one in Seattle and neither us of have sexed a fish before. May be LFS would help.
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Maybe but I wouldn’t count on it. Do some research on venting and specifically blood parrots. A 3-4 inch parrot with there body shape shouldn’t be hard to vent.
 
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HybridFinatic said:
Maybe but I wouldn’t count on it. Do some research on venting and specifically blood parrots. A 3-4 inch parrot with there body shape shouldn’t be hard to vent.
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My friend is the one who will be getting one. When I move to Seattle I am going to move the tank and the fish to whatever place I get there. Have to carry my flowerhorn on the plane.
 
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