Do you guys think it would be optimal to grow them out with the schooling/community fish around? Basically, allowing them to get used to the presence of smaller schooling fish before they get big enough to consider them food. Or is that unnecessary for it to work?
Herichthys Carpintis Discussion
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In my experience throwing new roommates at a jerk fish that's lived in solitary usually ends badly. Actually every time I get a new non schooling fish I'll do a big water change before and change up all the décor so it's a "new tank" for everybody. Generally the carpintis will be too busy trying to figure out where you put it's cave to pay attention to the new guys.
Most young cichlids grow out in communities of other fish, safety in numbers and all that.
I have grown carpintus out with Australoheros, w nanoluteus, even young goldfish, and bartoni (very much a loner), with African Lepidiolamprologus (also loners at maturity). This however, does nothing to predict what happens later, and I usually watch for for the splitting point like a hawk. Most Central American Heroine cichlids other than Thoricthys or Cribroheros and a few select others tend to be on the loner (or temporary exclusive pair) side unless you've got hundreds and hundreds of gallons to play with.
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I have grown carpintus out with Australoheros, w nanoluteus, even young goldfish, and bartoni (very much a loner), with African Lepidiolamprologus (also loners at maturity). This however, does nothing to predict what happens later, and I usually watch for for the splitting point like a hawk. Most Central American Heroine cichlids other than Thoricthys or Cribroheros and a few select others tend to be on the loner (or temporary exclusive pair) side unless you've got hundreds and hundreds of gallons to play with.
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the pool in the video above is probably 5000 or 10,000 gallons, and note the torn up fins on the JDs
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Regular JDs can take some abuse hence the name, you'll still want to keep an eye out and be ready to separate them as with any cichlids. Personally I would pick 5-10 medium barbs and let them settle in the tank the get a group of whichever Texas you most like and try to get a pair. I think you'll have much less stress than trying to comm different cichlids. Just my opinion though.
Thank you Duanes for your ever priceless input, truly a gem on these forums.
And thank you to the others who have also contributed as well.
And thank you to the others who have also contributed as well.
