Thanks! It's a nice size for a handful of larger cichlids but in all honesty, even in an 8 footer, nothing lasts forever even with the added length.
At different points over the last year and a half I've had to qt fish several times including my male Jd, which is one of the smaller cichlids in the tank. He out of the blue decided the Argentea had to go. Separated them for a month, changed the scape and re- introduced. 3 months in and all is good ....
The other blow out was when I introduced my female jag. I found her at my lfs and she was crammed in a small display and I couldn't leave her there. Bought her, qt and introduced her about a month later. She went in with the Argentea to try to lessen focus from the other fish. Lasted a few days. Then she beat the crap out of everything in the tank. Went on a full blown rampage. Almost killed the Festae in my avatar.....Pulled her out for a month, rescaped and she's back in with the group. She runs the tank and flares but doesn't attack....
Bottom line.... Any combo can last a few days or weeks. As fish grow, things change..... There is no guarantee any combo will work long term.... Having somewhere to qt fish (sump, spare tank) goes a long way ....
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