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| Posted | what to keep with butterkoferi? |
| 20-12-2006 18:26 by calv |
Hi iv got a 10" tilapia butterkoferi iv had her for about a year now and im updating to a larger tank for her (5x2x2ft) iv been told to go for smaller cichlids as long as they have got hidding places to get out the way. Is this correct? what do you recommend to keep with it? |
| 20-12-2006 18:26 by calv |
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| 20-12-2006 18:33 by wayne |
errr nothing it will kill small cichlids you need some catfish |
| 20-12-2006 19:12 by Bogwoodbruce |
I've got with mine, a xingu 1 pike cichlid bichirs and clownloaches. |
| 20-12-2006 20:27 by saz |
I bought one of these about 3 weeks ago and tried to put a syno catfish in with her but she did nothing but have a go at it so now i am keeping her housed on her own, i was told catfish would be ok but it didnt work out for us |
| 20-12-2006 21:00 by calv |
iv had a cat fish with her for about 6month they have been fine |
| 20-12-2006 21:48 by telboy |
you may be lucky + get away with keeping other fish with a butte'but i wouldnt recommend it,as these are mean mean fish,you could always try a few mor butes with it |
| 21-12-2006 09:00 by Red hook |
our boggy hasnt had any problems yet but all the fish in the tank are small, also there are loads of hiding places. i foresee problems down the line when certain fish mature but be careful . it helps to have another tank available ready to move bullied fish as this one wont give up |
| 21-12-2006 11:22 by Bogwoodbruce |
I don't think that they are as bad as everybody makes out. Not all of them are agressive. There are worst, take snakheads or, red devils jaguars or wolf cichlids. |
| 21-12-2006 12:16 by Ray |
TB,s are one of the most aggressive fish in the world,they will kill everything put in a tank with them,perhaps not straight away but eventually anything in it's territory will die,it is territory that is the problem. In the wild they are substrate spawners and defend a pit of about 16 feet across,nothing is allowed in there.Juveniles are usually ok for a short time but it is inevitable that any butterkoferi will start to kill the other inhabitants |
| 21-12-2006 15:32 by Alan |
I have heard of butty nailing all of those fish on your list bogwoodbruce butty are famous within the hobby for their intolerance of tank mates juveniles you can get away with but as soon as they become sexually mature you will have a problem especially if you have a male. |
| 21-12-2006 15:45 by Ed |
Look as this team ,this is the biggest butty i have seen seems to blow away nearly everthing what people have said
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| 21-12-2006 15:53 by Ed |
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| 21-12-2006 15:59 by Ed |
Sorry i cannot get the right pic on the pc keeps on asking what file ,the pictures were of a huge butty living with red devils and al sorts .I put the pic on before on another thread maybe one of the pc buffs can do it. |
| 21-12-2006 17:21 by Bogwoodbruce |
I think we all know which one ed. |
| 21-12-2006 20:15 by Ed |
You must be an avid reader young bogs. |
| 22-12-2006 09:29 by Alan |
what was the size of the tank though Ed space is a big issue with butty's and also had the fish grown up with the other fish if it had this could explain the very unusual level of tolerance. |
| 22-12-2006 12:51 by Ed |
Alan this tank was about 20 foot long 5foot high .The red devils had broods in there and there was about 10 devils and all sorts vrery peacfull it was in barca aquarium and i was more or less the only one taking pics of this tank ,the other people thought it was boring.
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| 22-12-2006 18:16 by Red hook |
you want to get out more, a photo of a light switch,now if it had been a radiator |
| 23-12-2006 09:27 by Ed |
Red hook you plonker it was the wrong pic ,if you did not realise that try suicide bridge up in archway or go bird twitching |
| 24-12-2006 19:51 by Red hook |
cant afford to buy another anorak |
| 25-12-2006 00:51 by calv |
might try a bichir i think what do you think? |
| 25-12-2006 01:46 by nige |
get eaten, try armoured catfis excuse spelling verrrry dunkj |
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