Green terror and dojo loach

[Wryer]

I saw a thread about this already but the tank I’m going to put the green terror with is a lot bigger then the gentleman that had the same question (to my knowledge I thought I saw he had a 29gal? I could be wrong) I’m putting the gt in a 90 gallon 4.5’ long 18” deep and 24” tall. I’ve recently got into the loaches and I found out about a dojo loach and I want to have one, I’m wondering if the gt would be fine with a dojo loach long term. I know gt are not as aggressive when they’re small then when they get bigger they’re pretty aggressive I hear I don’t want to get a loach then a year or so later having to get rid of him because he’s getting picked on

 

[Slaphppy7]

Welcome to TFF.

I wouldn't, if I were you....best kept alone or in a male/female pair, unless you have upwards of 170 gallons

See "Behavior and Compatibility" here: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/andinoacara-rivulatus/

They aren't called "terrors" by accident, lol

 

[Wills]

Hi welcome to the forum

Green Terrors are really hard to predictably keep other fish with in anything other than huge tanks. Sometimes it can work with other fish and a 90 gallon is a good starting point but equally it can go wrong so quickly and for no obvious reason.

In terms of the Dojo Loach you will probably have temperature issues as Dojos are generally from lower temperatures than Green Terrors so probably best to avoid it on that basis.

I would probably think of an other mid sized cichlid and loach combo. Maybe something like a Electric Blue Acara? And keep it with a group of something like Skunk Loaches?

Wills

 

[Wryer]

Welcome to TFF.

I wouldn't, if I were you....best kept alone or in a male/female pair, unless you have upwards of 170 gallons

See "Behavior and Compatibility" here: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/andinoacara-rivulatus/

They aren't called "terrors" by accident, lol

Yeah i was planning if the loach isn’t going to work then I will just have it only for the gt the fish is really nice and it would of been nice to have the loach in there but at the sametime I don’t want to bring a fish into that tank that would be attacked abs or possibly killed. Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the tips

 

[Wryer]

Hi welcome to the forum

Green Terrors are really hard to predictably keep other fish with in anything other than huge tanks. Sometimes it can work with other fish and a 90 gallon is a good starting point but equally it can go wrong so quickly and for no obvious reason.

In terms of the Dojo Loach you will probably have temperature issues as Dojos are generally from lower temperatures than Green Terrors so probably best to avoid it on that basis.

I would probably think of an other mid sized cichlid and loach combo. Maybe something like a Electric Blue Acara? And keep it with a group of something like Skunk Loaches?

Wills

I didn’t take the temperature differences into affect thanks for letting me know about that. Aswell thanks for the welcome

 

[Slaphppy7]

Yeah i was planning if the loach isn’t going to work then I will just have it only for the gt the fish is really nice and it would of been nice to have the loach in there but at the sametime I don’t want to bring a fish into that tank that would be attacked abs or possibly killed. Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the tips

More than welcome.