Can Red Devils live with Jack Dempseys and Convicts?

[croc 2-3]

The key is space & as w/ any aggressive species it also depends on the individual fish

this tank has a Midas,2plecos, a pair of dempseys & goldfish. It only works b/c the midas is clearly the dominant fish & can disperse his aggression among all the fish. He is obivously a calmer specimen of the group.

 

[Aquanero]

The only issue the OP should be aware of is that while closly related, Midas and RD differ in there willingness to accept tankmates. Generally Midas are more accepting than Devils.

 

[livebearerfreak]

ok 300 is overkill but it can be done in a tank of atleast 6 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot, which if my calculation is correct a 180. 1 devil 2 jacks and a few male cons as dithers.

 

[balton777]

ok 300 is overkill but it can be done in a tank of atleast 6 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot, which if my calculation is correct a 180. 1 devil 2 jacks and a few male cons as dithers.

Please explain how you came to this conclusion, thanks.

 

[Jason_S]

Yes you can keep red devils and/or midas with other fish but this requires a large tank. there's no way to say for sure that it would require a 180 or a 300...there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to cichlids. It's all trial and error.

If you want to try this, I would suggest a 125 gallon at minimum, get all the fish as juveniles and grow them up together. Lots of filtration, decorate the tank just right and you might be able to keep them together.

Like croc 2-3 said, IME as long as the red devil/midas is the dominant fish in the tank and that dominance is not tested then they get along fine with others in 125 gallon or larger tanks. Though just to note I have only kept typical lfs midevil hybrids up to a couple years ago and now I only have Amphilophus xiloaensis and saggittae, which I have found to be less aggressive and more accepting of tankmates than citrinellus and labiatus are reported to be.