Tropical and Native Fish Compatibility

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divemaster99

divemaster99

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I know everybody might not agree with this but I am getting a 75 gallon tank with a fluval 406 canister filter (and possibly a sponge filter later on if needed) tomorrow and once cycled plan on having both tropical and native fish. I need to know if the fish are going to get along (behavior and aggression wise), whether some of the fish may eat each other, if the bioload is to much and any other issues the stocking may have.
The fish will include:
1 Firemouth Cichlid
1 geophagus tapajos
1 red shoulder severum
1 pumpkinseed sunfish
1 striped raphael catfish (in my 30 gallon now at about 2.75 or 3 inches)
1 Sailfin Pleco ( already in my 30 gallon and going to my friend with a 180 when it outgrows the 75)
1 Yellow Bullhead

Is this to much of a bioload for the tank? Will the fish get along?
 
I would say your right on the boundary of being overstocked bio load wise mostly because of the bullhead.

It's difficult to say how the combo work. Obviously if the others are even remotely small enough to fit in the bullheads mouth he will probably try to eat them. And of course there temperature requirements are completely different.

So ya it wi probably work but most likely not to comfortably


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I am also not getting the pumpkinseed or bullhead until my other fish are of a size decent enough that the bullhead could not eat them.
 
The bullhead will quickly take over that tank, physically, and bio-load wise - If you get a smaller type of catfish, you would be good to go.
 
Would you recommend and smaller us native catfish (not madtoms) that would be good in there?
 
Well I am going for the theme of native catfish. I also already have a striped raphael catfish
 
Would this stocking be ANY better

1 Firemouth
1 Texas Cichlid
1 Pumpkinseed
4 Giant Danios (as dither)
1 Striped Raphael Catfish
1 Sailfin Pleco
1 Yellow Bullhead
 
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