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
Big boys for a 75g?
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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..
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
