60 gallon freshwater aggresive

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60 gallon freshwater aggresive

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1 pictus catfish
1 red tail shark
1 bala shark
2 gold gouramis
1 rock bass i caught
1 figure 8 puffer
2 plecos
1 chinese algae eater

would this be considered an aggresive tank?

think i could fit some more fish in? reccomendations?

its on a saltwater forum cuz i have saltwater tanks too.

here is the link for some pictures

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=225221


would it be considered aggresive?


what other fish could i get?
 
i believe the balas prefer friends. plus i've heard 125g as their minimum tank.

the rock bass is cold-water.. i don't think he's a good match as the rest of your fish are tropical. and from what i see on his profile he will eat anyone small enough to fit in his mouth. plus he may also grow to tank-buster size. (12"? eek.)

the plecs may be too docile for this setup. plus unless they're dwarfs you're seriously overstocking (the commons are known to have grown to 2 feet in some cases[?!?]).

and isn't the figure 8 a brackish puffer?

if you're looking for a bunch of crankies to put in there, why not go for a few african cichlids? or set up a smaller, species only dwarf puffer tank?

i understand your desire for variety, but basically, i'm pretty sure there's no way in hell your initial idea is a good one.
 
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I think you could put four or five wolf fish in there too... maybe a tarpon, alligator snapping turtle, and if you put in a little salt water add some great whites.
 
You don't want to know what I think, and I do not have the energy right now to get into details, but here's a few of the problems:

1. Bala sharks should be in schools with other balas. They grow too large for a 60 gallon (12-14 inches).

2. If your plecos are commons, they both should be in a bigger tank (18+ inches).

3. Whatever it is you caught should be in coldwater instead of mixed with trops.

4. The figure eight puffer is a brackish water fish, unless he was a mislabeled dwarf puffer.

5. Your tank is overstocked.

6. You're not going to listen to advice as evidenced by your denial when GRG told you your puffer was brackish.

Next time before you stock do some research. Either you have a tank that needs serious revisions in stocking, and needs ALOT of advice, or you are here for something else ( :troll: ).

Sorry to be so blunt.
 
graphic knows whereof he speaks. you have an unfortunate mix of fish. balas do best in shoals of 5-6 at a minimum. as it grows, 60 gallons will not be nearly large enough for this fish. your puffer should be maintained in brackish water. generally puffers are not well suited to a community tank because they tend to be aggressive. even puffers who have previously been docile can become aggressive as they age, or if they are not well fed. I've known hobbyists who had puffers that got along very well for long periods of time and then suddenly turned on their tankmates and chewed them to pieces. many sources will say Figure 8 puffers come from freshwater along the East coast of India. however, some of those same sources (and the observations of friends who keep this and other puffers) say the only aquarium raised Figure 8's to reach their full 6 inch size, were raised in full saltwater.

native fish are best maintained in 'cold/cool' water tanks and should not be mixed with tropical fish species. whether rock bass or blue gill, he's going to eat whatever comes in contact with his open mouth.

a 60 gallon tank is not large enough for "aggressive" fish by any means and certainly not large enough for many of the species you have at maturity.
 
i know about the bala shark and am giving him to a freidn with a big tank. the figure 8 can be freshwater or brackish or even acclimated to saltwater.
 
Boy Ryan, you have no idea how easy you just got off. Graphic is usually not so tactful. However, I do have to say I agree with everything he said. Your tank is overstocked, the bala's and plecos will get too large for that tank, the puffer should be in brackish water(some puffers are sold as freshwater although they are brackish, and some puffers do well in freshwater as juveniles, but need to be in brackish water as adults) Not to mention that your puffer will probably start taking bites out of some of his tankmates, and the cold water fish should be in cold water.
 
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