Predator fish!!!

[FreshwaterTropical]

I think I'm addicted to getting a predatory fish!
I have a 40 gallon right now and what fish could I have that is a predator.
I want to feed it live fish and watch them get eaten, kinda cruel but awesome!
Any suggestions. I know my LFS has red tail barracuda right now???

 

[abrinn23]

African butterfly fish!

 

[FreshwaterTropical]

But they are not predators, plus I already have 1 but would get rid of it and many other fish that are in the tank now. And the tank is planted, I forgot to add that.

 

[HUKIT]

Ctenolucius Hujeta.

 

[FreshwaterTropical]

So the hujeta gar right?

 

[HUKIT]

So the hujeta gar right?

Ctenolucius hujeta (Gar Characin) — Seriously Fish

 

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Oscars are really cool also peacock bass!

 

[FreshwaterTropical]

Oscars, do they like plants how about peacock bass. Would they be fine with feeder guppies?

 

[Rlavassor86]

Oscars, do they like plants how about peacock bass. Would they be fine with feeder guppies?

IMO all of these fish get too big for a 40 gal. And your guppies will be food if you leave them in there. You might be alright with an Oscar but not a peacock bass you will need hundreds of gallons of water to home these fish.

 

[FreshwaterTropical]

I don't have guppies, but are they good food for oscars? What do they eat? Some people say pellets, others say only live feeder fish?

 

[jmay33]

My cichlids sure like to kill and eat things. Lol. I have a blue crawfish that will kill anything you put in there. I feed him rosy red minnows and it's really interesting to watch. I enjoy him. If you got a few of them (2 or 3 maximum) and let them grow up in the tank together and keep them well fed, i think you would really like them. I wish I had known that when I got mine. Now he is just a monster!

 

[FreshwaterTropical]

Yeah I thought of that, but really like to keep my peacock eel.

 

[jmay33]

Yeah I thought of that, but really like to keep my peacock eel.

Ahh. Yeah. That is a pretty cool fish. They had some the other day at my lfs. There aren't many cool things that can live with cichlids, but supposedly they can. I think that will be my next purchase! Hope you find the something cool that you're looking for.

 

[FreshwaterTropical]

Ahh. Yeah. That is a pretty cool fish. They had some the other day at my lfs. There aren't many cool things that can live with cichlids, but supposedly they can. I think that will be my next purchase! Hope you find the something cool that you're looking for.

Yeah they are pretty cool.

 

[Rlavassor86]

I don't have guppies, but are they good food for oscars? What do they eat? Some people say pellets, others say only live feeder fish?

I try to stay away from feeder fish. They can be disease factories. I feed my cichlids only NLS pellets and have done wonderfully for the past 3 years. The NLS really helps bring out colors and is really well balanced diet.

 

[jmay33]

I try to stay away from feeder fish. They can be disease factories. I feed my cichlids only NLS pellets and have done wonderfully for the past 3 years. The NLS really helps bring out colors and is really well balanced diet.

^^^ this is really good advice. It's what I do for my cichlids and they're really healthy and happy.

 

[Jbaygurl78745]

Oscars r awesome but need bigger than 40g

 

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Oscars, do they like plants how about peacock bass. Would they be fine with feeder guppies?

Oscars destroy light rooted plants... Guppies are okay(better)every once in a while if they are quarantined and have no disease. A 55g is good for an Oscar

 

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Ahh. Yeah. That is a pretty cool fish. They had some the other day at my lfs. There aren't many cool things that can live with cichlids, but supposedly they can. I think that will be my next purchase! Hope you find the something cool that you're looking for.

If the eel is big enough and you start with a small Oscar they should be fine together I did that and my Oscar lives with a rainbow shark now0-•

 

[Jbaygurl78745]

Oscars destroy light rooted plants... Guppies are okay(better)every once in a while if they are quarantined and have no disease. A 55g is good for an Oscar

But he has a 40. N thats not big enough