Big boys for a 75g?

[Agent_Scully]

Oscars are way fun but people say that a 75 is minimal for one. But you could add a pleco if you had the 75

 

[Corax]

Firemouths and cutteri would make for a sweet setup..

Say about 6 to 7 firemouths and 4 to 5 cutteri, the reds from the firemouth would look sweet with the blue eyes of the cutteri and the yellow hues.. but these arent large fish by no means but would be cool..

Good luck buddy..

I'd neaver heard of a cutteri before, those are lovely fish.. I've looked on the web, but I can't seem to find a decent profile for them. Got any links? I did find that they get 5-6", and I know that firemouths get 4-5".. That's a lot of fish for a 75g.. How about 2-3 firemouths, 3-4 cutteri and a single salvini?

also, any idea what cutteri cost?

what about some sort of dither fish?

How would these guys treat the following:

- school of cardinals?
- school of cories?
- plecos?
- kuhli loaches?

I have all of those in the 75g now, but they're leaving to make room and then the Fluorite substrate is coming out in exchange for a play sand substrate.. I was planning the sand because JD's, oscars and other bigger cichlids like to dig.. With these guys, I think I can probably skip the substrate swap..

 

[Corax]

Interesting..

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Anything I could put in with a Midas in a 75g?

and seriously.. Is a Jaguar too much for a 75g?

and no, I don't mean a midas AND a jaguar in the 75g..

 

[krytan]

Anything I could put in with a Midas in a 75g? No a 75g is only big enough for ONE large cichlid

and seriously.. Is a Jaguar too much for a 75g? Yes 150g is the minimum size tank for a jag.

 

[Corax]

Anything I could put in with a Midas in a 75g? No a 75g is only big enough for ONE large cichlid

and seriously.. Is a Jaguar too much for a 75g? Yes 150g is the minimum size tank for a jag.

I understand that a 75g can handle one large cichlid.. I meant tankmates, like a pleco, pictus cats, etc.. Will a midas tolerate any sort of dither?

 

[krytan]

Midas are very aggressive most of them won't put up with tank mates in such a small space, it really depends on the personality of the individual fish.

 

[Corax]

bummer, I'd like to keep my plecos at least.. rubberlip and a peppermint, very cool fellas..

 

[Coler]

If I was stocking a 75 I'd have a midas. Awesome fish imo...unfortunately I believe this would render your current occupants lunch I believe...its risky but if you wanted to try and keep your plecos in there I would have a go with introducing a really young midas...there might be some chance if it grows up with 'em...and at the worst you would see the trouble starting and have a chance to address it before anything awful happened.

 

[excuzzzeme]

In my 90 (tall 75) I have 1 Oscar 12", 1 Pink Convict 4.5", 1 common Plec 12" - these 3 fish make it a "full" tank due to either bio-load or aggressiveness. Surprisingly, with only 3 fish it doesn't look empty.

 

[evelyn80]

an oscar hands down... best fish in the world IMO.