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I know it’s probably not possible but I have a 150 gallon cichlid aquarium just now with 1 flag tail proxholidis 1 salfin pleco 1 bristle nose pleco 1 jd 1 Oscar 2 kissing groumis but to be perfectly honest I’ve gotten bored of them I want to change it to a community aquarium but I’ve had my jd for years now he’s very peaceful natured only nips when fish go right up to him and I’m wondering if there’s any possibility to keep him in the community tank any help would be appreciated thanks
 
What exactly is "the community tank"? Can't help without any actual information.
 
What exactly is "the community tank"? Can't help without any actual information.
Sorry forgot to put in the stock 4 cherry barbs 6 galaxy rasbora 5 gold barbs 6 red eye tetras 4hoplo cat fish 10 Cory catfish 2 twig cat fish 6 Rosaline barbs 4 angle fish 8 rosy barbs 1 Raphael catfish 6 lemon tetras 2 Bala sharks I’m guessing it won’t work just wondering if there’s any possibility
 
I know it’s probably not possible but I have a 150 gallon cichlid aquarium just now with 1 flag tail proxholidis 1 salfin pleco 1 bristle nose pleco 1 jd 1 Oscar 2 kissing groumis but to be perfectly honest I’ve gotten bored of them I want to change it to a community aquarium but I’ve had my jd for years now he’s very peaceful natured only nips when fish go right up to him and I’m wondering if there’s any possibility to keep him in the community tank any help would be appreciated thanks
Yikes, I’m assuming jd means jack Dempsey, they can be nice but they are known for being mean after all they are named after a boxer! If it were a cichlid tank I’ll say yes but those are small fish so no I would not recommend
 
Sorry forgot to put in the stock 4 cherry barbs 6 galaxy rasbora 5 gold barbs 6 red eye tetras 4hoplo cat fish 10 Cory catfish 2 twig cat fish 6 Rosaline barbs 4 angle fish 8 rosy barbs 1 Raphael catfish 6 lemon tetras 2 Bala sharks I’m guessing it won’t work just wondering if there’s any possibility

not likely, my 2'' jds wiped out my 2'' gold barbs, 2'' guppies in a heavily planted 29G temporary housing, and eventually killed my 2.5'' cories. I thought they'd be fine given the tiny size and they were well fed, but they proved me wrong. so probably only your bigger cat fish, roseline barbs and balas may have a chance to survive in the long term.
 
Any of those small fish will become meals. Jacks aren’t as predatory as some other cichlids, but are still more than capable of eating small fish.
The smallest fish I keep mine with are a small female krib (~2 inches) and Buenos Aires tetras (2.5 inches). The tetras are tall bodied, and the krib knows to stay out of the way.
It’s hit or miss with most of your stocking, but I would expect a full grown dempsey to quickly remove the smallest fish.
 
Another problem with your list is temp, and flow.
Roseline barbs prefer water temps between 65 -70"F, and come from cool, fast running streams in the highlands of India.
The rosy barbs could handle those lower temps too coming from sub tropic Asia, but.......
Many of the other fish would prefer temps in the high 70s, some higher, and live in slower currents.
Do a little research on water parameters, and conditions for different species before combining randomly.
 
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