Are nicaraguensis compatible with Jack Dempsey, Salvini

[jumpin joe fish]

Would a Jack Dempsey pick on nicaraguensis cichlid in a 90 Galln tank.
I believe I may have a breeding pair of nicaraguensis and was thinkng of moving them to a tank that currently houses a jack, oscar, salvini and firemouth. I would then move the oscar to my 125 gallon tank. The jack and
salvini are currently about 4.5" which is about the size of my nics.

 

[ProblEmZ]

Where are they now?

 

[rallysman]

IME the nics would be ok with the dempsey, but I would worry about the Salvini. They can develop and attitude.

 

[rmcder]

Would a Jack Dempsey pick on nicaraguensis cichlid in a 90 Galln tank.
I believe I may have a breeding pair of nicaraguensis and was thinkng of moving them to a tank that currently houses a jack, oscar, salvini and firemouth. I would then move the oscar to my 125 gallon tank. The jack and
salvini are currently about 4.5" which is about the size of my nics.

I second the concern about the sal, but I wonder if that's too many fish in a 90 anyway, given that there's a breeding pair involved? I wouldn't worry about the nics abilty to defend themselves against the dempsey; I'm pretty sure they can deal with most normal dempseys (as always, individuals vary). The firemouth is overmatched, imo.

 

[AngelicGreenTerror]

The nics should do fine. I used to have 2 nics with 2 salvinis and 2 dempseys and the male nic was king of the tank until I added in the 7-8" Demp.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

my dad had no trouble with his nics and sal although idk about the dempsey, never had 1

 

[jumpin joe fish]

It is strange. The firemouth is aggressive and has the salvini hiding in the corner. He also tries to intimidate the jack but the jack holds its ground

 

[PoopSmart]

Nics are really aggro in my tanks with those fish (Oscars, Jd, Salvini). I remember my nicaraguense being the boss along with my breeding male pink convict. So in my tank he was as aggro as a breeding male con.

I hope yours isn't as aggressive as that.

 

[WildCAught]

The Nic will be fine. Those three fish are compatible.

 

[pdbrady]

I think that should be ok. I've kept a salvini and a nic, as well as a jack with a nic, and the nics were boss in both tanks. In my tanks though, the nic was always bigger than the others, which I think helped in the case of the salvini.