blue jack dempsey and red texas

[Charney]

What are these guys temperament like? Could either work in a 125 with two severums, some silver dollars and polypterus? I am looking for an interesting stand out fish. Thanks

 

[superman818]

The blue Dempsey would do much better with that combination then the Red Texas. Red Texas in my experience have always been extremly aggressive like a Flowerhorn.

 

[rocky2]

blue jack dempsey

 

[Water]

In a tank that size, The dempsey would have a better shot of being friendly towards the other fish. The RT is a big gamble. I've seen people keep them in community tanks with polys. The only thing my RT tolerated were polys as well. IMO a quality RT beats an EBJD in looks hands down.

 

[burzumaske20]

A Blue Dempsey would most likely hide most of the time.Mine hides usually, but if he doesn't like a certain cichlid at all, he has no issues of fighting.

 

[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

A Blue Dempsey would most likely hide most of the time.Mine hides usually, but if he doesn't like a certain cichlid at all, he has no issues of fighting.

My male EBJD never hid, he was like a big puppy. Always begging for food. They are all different though

 

[Loves severums]

The blue Dempsey would do much better with that combination then the Red Texas. Red Texas in my experience have always been extremly aggressive like a Flowerhorn.

I agree

 

[smitty03281964]

There is no definitive answer in fish keeping all you can do is try and see how they act.

 

[Aquatic Aggression]

You have to keep in mind that most ebjd are junk. You could luck out but the odds aren't good.

 

[Charney]

You have to keep in mind that most ebjd are junk. You could luck out but the odds aren't good.

that i didn't know. About how much does a good looking adult go for?