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	midas with semi-aggressive
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i have a 55usg and it has a couple of kissing gourami and two leporinus. i was wondering if i could raise a midas cichlid with them and hope he doesnt get that aggressive. will this work? Last edited by BeastKeeper at 02-Dec-2004 01:40
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	i have a kisser too... shes in with my synspilum and other big americans and shes fine. i think its because she poses no threat to any of them. duno about a midas but i have one that i recon kills things for fun from fish to heaters, fillter uptakes, airstones, and finly me.lol.mean fish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	the midas i have on hold is less then 2" and the smallest gourami is 4" i dont think he'll show too much aggresion. if so i have multiple tanks i can put him in. as he will get bigger i was going to get each pair of gouramis there own tank. then he"ll have the 55usg to him self.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	that's a very good idea beastkeeper. once the midas hits ~6-8" he/she will decide the whole tank should be his/hers and likely kill any other fish in the tank. in a larger tank (125+) you might be able to keep the midas with larger gouramis with no trouble. I used to have an 8-9" midas (female I believe) that would swim side by side with a 5-6" bala shark with no trouble. tank size is the key though...when I put the same midas in my 75 gallon she tried to kill the pleco that was with her and she had never bothered the plecs that were in the 125.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	the midas will have about 6 more inches to grow before he becomes a problem. once he gets aqqressive( hopefully not) ill move him in another 55usg by himself.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	im not 100% sure but dont midas need at least 70gal tanks ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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