Are nicaraguensis compatible with Jack Dempsey, Salvini

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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.
 
Where are they now?
 
IME the nics would be ok with the dempsey, but I would worry about the Salvini. They can develop and attitude.
 
jumpin joe fish;1382820; said:
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.
 
my dad had no trouble with his nics and sal although idk about the dempsey, never had 1
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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