flowerhorn vs jaguar cichlid

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i have a small flowerhorn that i originally had in a cichlid community tank but then he started to kill off fish so i moved him. i have a significantly bigger oscar that the flowerhorn kept his distance from. i was thinking about getting a very large tank and getting a jaguar cichlid moving the oscar and flowerhorn into the same tank and possibly another large cichlid to balance aggressive (im thinking vieja, trimac or red devil). if i did this what would happen? i would introduce the jag as the smallest ofc.
 
that would be fine as long as the jag is a little smaller.If its an expensive flowerhorn ,dont take that risk.
I kept my Golden money fh with a dovii male !
These r the steps i took,

keep both the fish in a tank with a glass divider for a month or 2 until they loose their interest to fight each other.
Then ,introduce the smallest fish into the community tank first. THE TANK MUST HAVE PLENTY OF HIDING SPOTS AND IT HAS TO BE A LARGE TANK.I used my 2000 gallon.
Observe the two closely.Remember to add more tank mates in order to dilute the aggression .I had an aro, 2 indo tigers ,4 p bass ,1 RTC,1 TSN and 2 spotted gars in it.

Feed them on time.
Its always a gamble.Its better to keep a female jag.
My dovii is a softy which is very rare,probably was my luck XD
 
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