I am thinking about getting a barred midas(white with back stripes, how they look in the wild) and I was wondering what you would keep with it. Leave tank size out of the question because I just want to know what you would keep with it.
What would you keep with a midas?
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Like I said keep tank size out of the question. I just want to know what species would be good to keep with a midas
If tank size was out, you can keep almost anything with a midas as long as the midas cannot eat it.
The main problem IS tank size...in a five foot tank, not much would survive except maybe a medium sized catfish;
In a 7-8 foot tank, you can have a reasonable CA community.
In a 7-8 foot tank, you can have a reasonable CA community.
For 125 you can try any number of the aggressive CA cichlids...but you have to start them off young. and have them grow together.
a 6 inch red devil/midas killed every cichlid in my 5 foot tank; In my 6 foot tank some years ago, I was able to have an eight inch devil living in relative peace with 3 or 4 other fish before a move terminated that tank(sold all the fish).
Your millage will vary with individual fish.
Your millage will vary with individual fish.
agree.
Tank size will have an effect on selection. I keep a barred Midas(of some sort, petsmart rescue) with a festae, freddy, jd, convict, silver dollars and loricariids in a 300. a lot will also depend on the individual temperament. Our Midas is the biggest fish in the tank, but he doesn't run it.
he's actually pretty mellow for a Midas