JackD and Firemouth growth question..

[kevbc03]

Hey everyone, I just bought 1 Jack Dempsey at about 1.5 inches, and 2 Firemouths at 1.5 inches each and I have them in a 55 now...

My question is how fast do these fish grow?
Do I need to upgrade the tank size and if so, when would I need to upgrade my tank?

 

[King Edward]

You just have the 3 fish in the 55? They should be fine in there for life. Firemouths dont get very big. Biggers always better though.....

 

[Natural_Born_Killer]

Not sure how quickly exactly they grow but I know that the JD's don't grow that fast. I've had mine for about...7 months and think they've grown very little.

In terms of tank size, I cannot be entirely sure but I think technically you can keep one JD in a 55 for life.

 

[kevbc03]

Yes they are the only fish in the 55.
Wait so ONLY a Jack can live in the 55 for life, or can he live with the firemouths?

 

[steelayer]

As long as they are getting along I wouldnt worry about it much if they do outgrow it will be awhile. I keep my pair of JDs in a 55 and they seem to do fine appear happy and are horny enough to give me alot of babies.

 

[kevbc03]

Haha "horny enough to give me alot of babies". Yes, they are getting along great, no aggression what-so-ever.

 

[Jfitz]

Haha "horny enough to give me alot of babies". Yes, they are getting along great, no aggression what-so-ever.

i've heard the opposite, that they are completely territorial and attack anything that moves basically, but then again i don't have one and found that one the internet haha.

 

[kevbc03]

Yeah I read the same thing...maybe mine don't fight because theyre still small? idk.

 

[JOEG.]

If they start to show aggression, you could consider moving things around in the tank since they are territorial.

 

[kevbc03]

Good advice JOEG, thanks. Yeah the first time they show aggression ill have to do that.