i'm currently building a plywood tank that will be L shaped 4' long on one angle and 6' on the other the inside space is roughly 18" high by 18" wide. I will have some plants, mostly giant hair grass planted in little Tupperware containers and that will be secured with river rocks piled around/on top of it. I hope to have a large piece of branchy driftwood. the substrate will be pool filter sand. the fish i'm building the tank around are a group, prob 8 or so, of red head geophagus Tapajos and 2 recently purchased l091 plecs. I may choose to add a group mesonauta but that will depend on space which I don't know I will have if I have a bigger fish in there as well. so my question. I was hoping an Oscar but I am worried it might be a bit tight. what other suggestions might people have or do you think an Oscar might be okay? In a tank like this would I have room to add a bigger fish?
which large(ish) SA center piece fish
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How many gallons? Sounds great.maybe chocolates. oscar could work,I have no experience with them, if it grows with the geos the chances are better
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Thats a cool sounding tank. The short side comes to about 70g, the long around 100. 8 Geos, couple plecs and possible others makes room tight for an Oscar. Oscar will almost guaranteed shred all your plants. Couple smaller, less bio load fish would work I think. A couple of nice Severum would be very compatible.
I agree, a couple of super red Severums would look amazing with the geos!
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That sounds like a cool tank. Oscar will definitely tear the tank apart, but a pair of chocolates could work.
I've considered chocolates but, like an Oscar, was worried it would be too big when full grown. I actually hadn't considered a severum really until now. I didn't like the look but after thinking on it the idea is growing on me.
What part of the tank do they tend to occupy? And also would a sev be alright with corys? I would like to thrown a group in.
What part of the tank do they tend to occupy? And also would a sev be alright with corys? I would like to thrown a group in.
i checked out ivanacara, not really what i'm looking for in regards to this tank although a really cool fish. in everyones experience would a green terror get along with geo Tapajos well enough? I've heard they can be chill but it might depend on the individual, what do you think?
Bumblebee oscar.
I have a juvie that I hope turns out like this one
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I have a juvie that I hope turns out like this one
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