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livebait    Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004   | What size tank would I need for these fish? 1 male P. loiselli 2 female P. loiselli 1 female Texas Cichlid 1 female Convict 1 Red Pike |
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stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005 | starting out you can put them in a 75 and you might have to get something bigger later |
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| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | A 220 would be good. The losellis are they main reasons. They can be just as violent as there cousin jags. |
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| livebait Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004 | Right now I have an 85 setup with 3 loiselli and a Texas. Whats a good footprint of a 200 gallon? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26 | |
| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | A basic 200g is 8'x2'. This should be good for the fish you want but I can't guarentee anything especially if you loselli decide to breed. |
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| livebait Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004 | Thanks for the info.  One major problem I would run into with an eight foot tank would be getting the tank to actually go in the room. The room is located at the end of a hall. I dont think an eight-footer would be able to make the turn. If I changed the stock list could I possibly go with a 6 foot tank? 1 loiselli male 1 loiselli female 1 female Texas 1 female convict If the loiselli dont pair up, I may trade one of them for a pike: 1 loiselli 1 female Texas 1 female convict 1 red pike |
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| gerry123 Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Apr-2005  | It is the pairing up that will give you trouble, as cichlids are more aggressive when breeding, they will attack anything in the tank that they think is invading whatever they see as their space |
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| Johnny the Oranda Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 237 Votes: 82 Registered: 01-Mar-2005 | Yea esp the convicts, they rule 70% of my tank now and they are the smallest fish. |
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