I have a 60 gallon with a gold sevrum blood parrot and a striped Rafael I was wondering if I could add a jack Dempsey cichlid or would that be over stocking the tank I have a 75 gallon filter and and a 20 gallon filter on the tank right now
Could jack Dempseys get along with parrot cichlids
- Thread starter Nbiaz
- Start date
I Ann planing on buying a jack Dempsey and the fish the tank I got today
Jack Dempsey are know to be a aggressive and the parrot fish are more peaceful. I would say you could do this since the Dempsey are less likely to pick on a bigger fish. Could be wrong tho
I would not add the Dempsey if you plan on keeping the other fish, the BP and severum will more than fill that tank when they are fully grown. If you want to add more fish I would only add small non-cichlids like maybe some tall-bodied tetras.
More importantly than stocking right now is cycling, as you say you just bought the tank. Do you know about the nitrogen cycle? It is necessary to get this established so that your fish can live in the tank.
Here is an article to get you started:
https://www.thespruce.com/aquarium-nitrogen-cycle-1378370
More importantly than stocking right now is cycling, as you say you just bought the tank. Do you know about the nitrogen cycle? It is necessary to get this established so that your fish can live in the tank.
Here is an article to get you started:
https://www.thespruce.com/aquarium-nitrogen-cycle-1378370
It normally takes between 4 and six weeks to properly cycle a tank, and then you can slowly add more fish, are you sure you know what cycling means?
In third post you say, "the tank I got today".
This is why Gourami Swami, and I, ask if you are aware of what cycling really means?
In third post you say, "the tank I got today".
This is why Gourami Swami, and I, ask if you are aware of what cycling really means?