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| Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,744 Views) | |
| stargatedalek | Jan 18 2017, 09:16 PM Post #2116 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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Yes, electric eels are not good tankmates for anything. You can swap the tetras with silver dollars if you want. Be careful with arowana, they vary in temperament a lot more than most fish. |
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| Uolym | Jan 19 2017, 12:30 AM Post #2117 |
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Montreal's Biodôme keeps Red-bellied Piranhas with shoals of between 8 to 12 species of tetras, freshwater angelfish, plecos and bristlenoses, otocinclus, pictus cats, two species of hatchetfish, one of pencilfish, small cichlids and... it works! As long as there are enough plants n logs, enough space too (the tank is big) and that you keep the piranhas well-fed, there are no big issue. Piranhas are basically big bulldog tetras. They can be very aggressive and dangerous for sure, but keep them well-fed, entairtained and focus on the right kind of food, they are basically boring fugly fish.
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| Jony | Jan 19 2017, 04:24 AM Post #2118 |
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Well, Berlin keeps small tetras with them. |
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| Furka | Jan 19 2017, 04:42 AM Post #2119 |
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Aside from the tetra issue others have pointed out already, I'd say that Severum and Oscar might be at risk too if you have arapaimas (especially the severum since it's the smallest of the bunch). If you really want to add cichlids you could go for peacock bass but it's a territorial species so be careful. Also Matamata turtles are usually kept in tanks with shallow water to make surfacing to breath easier for them. A tank with the fish combination you suggested will most likely be very large and probably less suited for them. |
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| Esbardo | Jan 21 2017, 02:11 AM Post #2120 |
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Could chital deer be mixed with gaur ? |
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| Anton | Jan 21 2017, 06:47 AM Post #2121 |
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King of Cotingas
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Should work, yeah
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| -Vombat- | Jan 25 2017, 04:46 PM Post #2122 |
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G'day mate
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Would it be a good idea to mix Sumatran rhino with Sambar deer? I know that many zoos keep Indian Rhino in mixed exhibits. |
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| TheToastinator | Jan 25 2017, 05:01 PM Post #2123 |
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A piece of toast and a terminator.
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Can any species of fish, amphibians, or other reptiles live in an exhibit with Green iguanas and Dwarf caimans? |
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| Furka | Jan 25 2017, 05:17 PM Post #2124 |
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Dwarf caimans can be combined with fish (either too large to be eaten or too small to be noticeable) and freshwater turtles. Iguanas can be comined with other reptiles like other lizards, tortoises and turtles and even snakes. Fish too if you have enough water room. As an example, Genoa keeps Green Iguana with basilisk, matamata, scorpion mud turtle, boa constrictor and some cichlids, all in the same exhibit. |
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| Goldblum | Jan 25 2017, 06:31 PM Post #2125 |
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At Shedd we have mata-matas and cichlids with the dwarf caimans. |
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| Bhutan | Jan 25 2017, 06:37 PM Post #2126 |
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Also as far as I am aware the California Academy of Sciences exhibits their green iguanas with a green anaconda |
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| Fireplume | Jan 26 2017, 11:37 AM Post #2127 |
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Snok Snok Snerson
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They've been since switched with a Red-tailed Boas and cichlids are kept with them now... As for Toastinator, I'd use cichlids personally, and maybe butterflies if it's large enough/enough air room. |
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| the dark phoenix | Jan 26 2017, 12:40 PM Post #2128 |
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King of wonderlandia
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In DC, I saw a iguana with Toucans and a Macaw. |
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| TheToastinator | Jan 26 2017, 05:18 PM Post #2129 |
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A piece of toast and a terminator.
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Thanks for the ideas. So, this is the full combination-Green Iguana Dwarf Caiman Matamata Cichlids Can they all live in one large exhibit? My main concerns are with the turtles- will they eat the fish? Also, would the fish and caimans be happy in the stagnant water required for the turtles? |
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| Furka | Jan 26 2017, 05:50 PM Post #2130 |
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Caimans don't really care about water flow because they don't breath underwater, so as long as the stagnation doesn't cause too much dirt to pile up and pollute the water they'll be fine. The fish will be fine depending on their size, as Matamatas can't tear prey into pieces and so they won't eat anything they can't swallow (however what's too large for a Matamata might be ideal snack range for a caiman ...) |
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So, this is the full combination-