Schooling Fish With A Green Terror

[GreenEyedTerror]

are there any schooling fish that are compatible with a green terror? i am currently moving my 4 inch green terror into a three foot tank and was trying to come up with some tank mates for him. any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[erk628]

If your terror is anything like mine which I have two by themselves! In a three foot tank its going to very hard to find anything that he will allow once he/she reaches adulthood!

 

[ox5477]

Well for two full grown adults, a 90G (US) is preferable IMO, and if you want to add some dither fish in a tank like that, I keep giant danios with my cichlids. If you want to go with an even bigger tank, then silver dollars would be a great choice.

Ox

 

[erk628]

Well for two full grown adults, a 90G (US) is preferable IMO, and if you want to add some dither fish in a tank like that, I keep giant danios with my cichlids. If you want to go with an even bigger tank, then silver dollars would be a great choice.

Ox

Shes only got one Ox!

 

[GreenEyedTerror]

i was thinking maybe rosy barbs, they are fast and grow up to four inches, a similar size to giant danios. does anyone have any experience with them in an aggressive tank?

 

[erk628]

In a 3 foot tank you can really only have the terror If you want to go bigger like 4, 5, or 6 foot then tankmates are possible.

 

[minxfishy]

A full grown GT will require a 4ft tank minimum, although I know you said yours is only 4" right now, just thought Id point that out. In a 4ft tank, I would say Giant Danios are you best bet, great fish I have 7, very active, fast and easily get out the way of larger fish. You could also try Buenos Aires tetras, as they get large and fast too.

 

[ChilliPepper]

I have my 3.5" GT in with Rosy Barbs and Columbian Red Fins at the moment in my 3ft. However she will be going in my 5ft with my O when I get it. I think long term barbs would be risky, my GT doesn't particularly like the barbs but tolerates them at the moment.
Are you going to be getting a larger tank for the GT eventually?

 

[erk628]

I have my 3.5" GT in with Rosy Barbs and Columbian Red Fins at the moment in my 3ft. However she will be going in my 5ft with my O when I get it. I think long term barbs would be risky, my GT doesn't particularly like the barbs but tolerates them at the moment.
Are you going to be getting a larger tank for the GT eventually?

When you say "O" are you talking about an Oscar. If so and if you terror is anything like mine its not going to work. tried putting my smaller green terror in with my oscar and 5 clown loachs in my 6 foot tank. Well by the end of the night had to take the terror back out. All that space and the terror thought he would back my adult oscar who is twice as big as him up in a corner and try to make him stay there.

 

[ChilliPepper]

I have my 3.5" GT in with Rosy Barbs and Columbian Red Fins at the moment in my 3ft. However she will be going in my 5ft with my O when I get it. I think long term barbs would be risky, my GT doesn't particularly like the barbs but tolerates them at the moment.
Are you going to be getting a larger tank for the GT eventually?

When you say "O" are you talking about an Oscar. If so and if you terror is anything like mine its not going to work. tried putting my smaller green terror in with my oscar and 5 clown loachs in my 6 foot tank. Well by the end of the night had to take the terror back out. All that space and the terror thought he would back my adult oscar who is twice as big as him up in a corner and try to make him stay there.

Yes I mean my oscar. My O is about an inch at the moment and my GT is about 3.5". I've had my GT since she was less than an inch, so the terrotory is well and truly hers. However I put my O in and there has been no distruption at all - not even at feed times when normally she chases every other fish - she never chases him and he doesn't chase her.
The thing with cichlids is you do not know how they will behave as they are all unique. I have read a lot of people have kept o's and GT's together harmoniously, and my two are fine at the moment, even in a tank which is too small for them. I am getting a 5ft shortly.

 

[erk628]

I have my 3.5" GT in with Rosy Barbs and Columbian Red Fins at the moment in my 3ft. However she will be going in my 5ft with my O when I get it. I think long term barbs would be risky, my GT doesn't particularly like the barbs but tolerates them at the moment.
Are you going to be getting a larger tank for the GT eventually?

When you say "O" are you talking about an Oscar. If so and if you terror is anything like mine its not going to work. tried putting my smaller green terror in with my oscar and 5 clown loachs in my 6 foot tank. Well by the end of the night had to take the terror back out. All that space and the terror thought he would back my adult oscar who is twice as big as him up in a corner and try to make him stay there.

Yes I mean my oscar. My O is about an inch at the moment and my GT is about 3.5". I've had my GT since she was less than an inch, so the terrotory is well and truly hers. However I put my O in and there has been no distruption at all - not even at feed times when normally she chases every other fish - she never chases him and he doesn't chase her.
The thing with cichlids is you do not know how they will behave as they are all unique. I have read a lot of people have kept o's and GT's together harmoniously, and my two are fine at the moment, even in a tank which is too small for them. I am getting a 5ft shortly.

I'm glad to here that! I agree that there all unique thats why I said I hope yours is not like mine!