Carpintis tankmates

[Chrisse 88]

I have a aquarium with dimension 200x60x60 (cm)
What are u thinking about thi setup?
1 pair of Carpintis
1 pair of salvini or nicaraguensis
1-2 pair of Amatitlania Honduras red

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[duanes]

As they become adults, that size tank is only large enough for the pair of carpintus.

And ifthe pair spawns, as sub adults, nothing will be safe.

My males easily reach 10- 12"

 

[danotaylor]

Beautiful specimens duanes

 

[Chrisse 88]

As they become adults, that size tank is only large enough for the pair of carpintus.
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And ifthe pair spawns, as sub adults, nothing will be safe.
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My males easily reach 10- 12"

As they become adults, that size tank is only large enough for the pair of carpintus.
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And ifthe pair spawns, as sub adults, nothing will be safe.
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My males easily reach 10- 12"

Ty for the tips.
How about if I change carpintis for a pair vieja is it better?

 

[duanes]

Most Vieja get even larger, and as such, a pair will max out a 75 gal .

All the above V bifsciatum (L). V breidhori (middle), and V melanurum (right) will easly hit 15".
Below Maskaheros (formerly Vieja) argentea and regani easily hit 12"

 

[Chrisse 88]

Okej but my aquarium are 190 gallon
Isn’t that enough?

 

[tlindsey]

Ty for the tips.
How about if I change carpintis for a pair vieja is it better?

Welcome aboard

 

[Gourami Swami]

Okej but my aquarium are 190 gallon
Isn’t that enough?

You are better off trying to do a community of male only fish in my opinion if you want multiple species. With these large aggressive cichlids, whether carpintis or vieja, a breeding pair can easily claim a 200 gallon tank as their territory, and all other fish will be bullied into a corner or killed.
You might be able to get away with a breeding pair of carpintis and a pair of salving in this tank size, especially if the salving have hide spots that that Texas are too large to fit into. But it is a roll of the dice.