Green terror information and tankmates For 75 gallons

[PhishMon84]

I understand the sentiment of liking large fish- and they are small it feels like they will stay that way.

There are a lot of really fun fish, that are medium sized by comparison but after 12-18 months you may find a lot more interesting, a lot of this hobby is research and patience.

Male Nics are absolutely stunning, you could potentially grow out a group to form a pair. Jack Dempsey’s are common but for good reason they are beauts. I think if you grew out a group from fry and aimed for a male with a max size of 8-10” female slightly smaller you be very happy and not overwhelmed as you may be if you try shoehorn every fish you like into one smaller tank. 75’s are good wet pet or medium sized pair tanks IMO

 

[Backfromthedead]

for bottom feeders you could definitely do a raphael. pictus cats are an option. as are hoplo cats.

acaras might be ok but of course there will be territorial aggression. once they get larger blue acaras are pretty tough though. i havent had as much luck with some of my wild caught smaller types like banded or port acaras.

you could try a pink tail chalceus. im gonna try to introduce mine to my flowerhorn tank when he gains a couple inches, see how that goes.

giant danios are always an effective dither.

 

[Cichlidsforlife]

Alright, i like jack dempsey but worry that they are too aggressive for tankmates, idk what to do with fry if I had a pair of cichlids, i would love to have a pair of jewels or dempseys

 

[Cichlidsforlife]

I don’t want to make a thread for Dempsey’s so I will ask here, what are some experiences you have had with them and what are some recommended tank mates, since they usually stay under a foot

 

[Backfromthedead]

Alright, i like jack dempsey but worry that they are too aggressive for tankmates, idk what to do with fry if I had a pair of cichlids, i would love to have a pair of jewels or dempseys

do a pair of jewels, a synodontis cat, and a school of congo tetras then.

theres no guarantees with tankmates for jd but ive kept them with rainbowfish and various bottom feeders.

 

[Cichlidsforlife]

Ok, but if I were to do a prehistoric tank what would be a good stocking for that, I was hoping to do two polys and a cichlid but people are telling me yes and no but I’m not exactly sure why

 

[Cichlidsforlife]

When I have fry what do I do with it? Will petsmart take it, does it depend on my LFS?

 

[Backfromthedead]

well what i said is that in my opinion more than one poly in that tank would be crowded when theyre fully grown. they kind of slither and hover around the bottom of the tank. in my experience, a lot of open floor space is required for full grown bichirs. i would opt for a pair of jewels and one poly in the 75. senegals are endemic to the same region as jewels so youre on your way to a west african biotope setup with that stock.

if you really need the two bichirs, nobody will hang you for it. it'll just be kinda crowded.

petsmart will most likely not take your fry.

 

[Rocksor]

I might pick up a juvenile GT and see how it acts and do tankmates based on that, GT have nice color and give me options for tankmates in a 75. Since GT grow slowly I’ll have some time.

As a cichlid grows, it's territorial behaviors and aggression also changes. You may not know the true personality of your green terror until 3 years of age; certainly not in the first year.

If the GT is your center piece cichlid, then you should not get cichlids capable of killing it, like a salvini.

Ok, but if I were to do a prehistoric tank what would be a good stocking for that, I was hoping to do two polys and a cichlid but people are telling me yes and no but I’m not exactly sure why

You can do 2 x senegals OR 2 x delhezi bichirs OR 1 x delhezi and 1 x senegal bichirs (if they get along) in the 75g tank plus other fish.

You can try african brown knife fish or even a leopard bush fish with the 2 bichir.

 

[MrsE88]

Cichlidsforlife I think you need to take a moment and really ask yourself what you want and will most injoy in a fish.

Do you want colorful fish?
A fish that is engaging?
Prehistoric looking fish?
Lots of movement?

Some of these will work together and some won’t. But till you know what you want you’ll never be able to narrow your list. Or maybe you just need to except the fact that you are going to need multiple tanks

Take some time to google the fish that interest you. Look at pictures, read their bio info, and then pick one fish to work around. And I’d avoid any large breeding pairs unless you are willing to upgrade to a bigger tank in a year or less. That is the situation I’m in now.