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jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	i have a 75 gallon. some people say that the jaguars or (managuese) get to be 18 inches some say like 14. would a pair work in 75 gallon. or at least 1 work? if not a like green terrors, salvinis, texans. whats a good combo? also i would like info on pikes, gars and barracudas that i see at the fish stores. how big, mean, aggressive, compatability, ect. also are there any fish that look like an arrowana but dont get as big? thanx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	I have salvinis, convicts and jewels in my cichlid tank. I think you can try this combination in your 75. I prefer to keep more fish than just one large cichlid, tats why I chose medium sized cichlids for my tank. I have 2 of each, and 2 striped raphael catfish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	thanx for the reply. any one else know anything about gars or the fresh water barracudas? is there any kind that can fit in a 75 comfortably, and whether they are overly aggressive witht he fish in the tank or just when eating?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	also how bout butterkofies? anyone have them? and with what?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	No, a gar would not fit in that tank. They need a huge tank. Also, gars are not aggressive, they only eat what fits in their mouths. Many times the gars will get harassed by other fish so you have to watch what you put them in. The only fish similar to a gar that you could keep in a 75 or even a 55 would be a grass pickeral. They are a bit harder to find though. Remember you can't put gar with other aggressive fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	if you like jags but want something suitable for a 75, then you should check out either the salvini or one of the jag's smaller cousins P. loisellei or P. friedrichsthalli.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	thanx everyone for the replies. i have another question tho. i have it posted in a nother forum as well i just want as many opinions as possible. if i were to change the gravel in the tank to sand how would i go about doing that without disrupting the water parameters and going through another little cycle? u cant just take the gravel out and put sand in right?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	u cant just take the gravel out and put sand in right? yes you can provided you have adequate filtration. I've done this before on a couple of tanks. I switched out the gravel in my 150 once for brand new gravel but I had 3 Aquaclear 500's on it. I also changed the gravel to sand on a 29 gallon and the filtration on that tank was 1 Aquaclear 300. So long as you have good filtration you should be ok and not have to worry about a mini cycle. Just be sure to do a very thorough gravel vac before you remove the old gravel so it doesn't kick up a bunch of gunk into the water.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jaloco Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 65 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Mar-2005	thanx jason. i have 1 penguin bio wheel 330 and 2 penguin bio wheel 170's. do u think thats enough filtration to just take the old stuff out and put the new stuff in?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	that should be plenty of filtration to handle the substrate switch imo. Just change the gravel out during a normal water change...that's what I did.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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