Due to current circumstances, having the 135 is the biggest I can get. Don't have the accommodation for anything else (Other than stacking two 75's in it's place). Believe me, I would if I could.
Two 75 Gallon or a 135 Gallon
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Due to current circumstances, having the 135 is the biggest I can get. Don't have the accommodation for anything else (Other than stacking two 75's in it's place). Believe me, I would if I could.
The carrying capacity of two 75 gal does not equal to one 135 gal when it comes to large CA/SA. The tolerance of cichlids varies greatly with the size of the tank they house in. A smaller tank makes mildly aggressive fish less tolerant, and a bigger tank makes aggressive fish more tolerant. A 75 gal can house no more than one 14" plus a few smaller fish. A 135 gal can house four mildly aggressive 14" plus a few more smaller fish, twice as many as two 75 gal can house. Certainly, for super aggressive CA like Flowerhorn, even a 135 gal cannot house more than one. On the other hand, even a mildly aggressive synspillum cannot tolerate another similar size Vieja in a 75 gal.
I like this solution. ;-)
If I had the space it's what I would do but that's just me. Lol
I appreciate everyone's input so far and this is what I was thinking.
1 Female Festae, 1 Male Green Terror, 1 Redfin Prochilodus, 1 Ornate Bichir in the 135 Gallon. (Anything else I could put in?)
Then get a 75 Gallon and keep some smaller Cichlids, and be ready to move the Green Terror if anything does happen to go wrong.
What do you all think?
1 Female Festae, 1 Male Green Terror, 1 Redfin Prochilodus, 1 Ornate Bichir in the 135 Gallon. (Anything else I could put in?)
Then get a 75 Gallon and keep some smaller Cichlids, and be ready to move the Green Terror if anything does happen to go wrong.
What do you all think?
That sounds like a good plan to me. Just remember to lightly stock the 75 to leave space in case you need to move someone from the 135.
