Okay. I will look for them. I am not fixated on Denisons. I just want some kind of shoaling fish as dithers. I am also thinking about Boesemani Rainbows.
Stocking for 90G South American Aquarium
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I have another doubt regarding Electric Blue Acaras. I was going through some of the MFK threads and found that Blue Acaras may be aggresive towards Altums or Angel fish as general. Do the EBAs share same aggressive trait? Should I avoid them with Altums or just 1-2 male EBAs would be fine?
Acaras shouldn't be aggressive with angelfish; I've seen them kept together by experienced hobbyists multiple times. The thing I would be concerned about regarding EBAs is health issues. Read some threads regarding EBA health; they tend to get health issues down the line. I would tread carefully with them or simply not do them.
If you want a medium-sized semi-schooling fish, you could do a few Firemouths, but I don't think they would be compatible with angelfish.
The problem I'd have with FMs, is that they are a hard , mineral rich, water species, seldom found in a pH lower than 8, and which would be quite unhealthy for Altum's, even tank bred type.
Most successful Altum breeders use a pH of around 5, and blend with RO or rain water, to get reasonable , healthy broods.
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If there is not any issue for EBA with Angels regarding aggression, I will add one or two of them to the tank. The contrasting blue coloration of them is very beautiful. Now for the health issues, at my end I will try to provide best possible parameters to them. Let's see what happens next.
I too agree with you. FMs and Altums require very different kind of parameters. It will not be a good idea to put them together.
Okay, I'll decide on the Geophagus later then. Actually I have seen many hobbyists keeping or suggesting small group (4-7) of Red Head Tapajos or Svenis in 75G and 90G tanks with other fishes. So I planned to get a group of 4 Svenis replacing 3 Heckelis, keeping only 1 of them. The availibility of larger tetras is not good in here. Cardinals, Rummy Nose, Black Skirt etc. are well available in my city but they would be snacks for the Altums. That is why I decided on a small shoal of Denisons. And I also like their colouration.
These get plenty big enough.
I think that people keeping Geophagus, especially red head tapajos, in smaller tanks always seem to end up with serious aggression problems as they mature. I am not sure if sveni are more peaceful, but they get quite big and as they only use the bottom of the tank it could feel crowded when they are adult sized.
I agree
Most true Geophagus need a minimum 6 ft tank at maturity, and prefer a a much stronger current, than oxbow, low current species like angels, and discus.
