Jag and dempsey protecting gar

[Frank Castle]

P.S the jag and JD probably will turn on the smaller gar soon, I've seen cichlids baby other fish; almost like preparing them for a meal. Sorry to be cynical.

P.S the jag and JD probably will turn on the smaller gar soon, I've seen cichlids baby other fish; almost like preparing them for a meal. Sorry to be cynical.

uh-oh, there's an echo in here again


Those pics are just amazing though, I never saw anything like it before.....it wasn't just ONE pic and coincidence of where they were......they were like that for an extended period of time, long enough for several shots. They're like a pair of Imperial Guards on each side of the King who promises to be kinder and more fair than the current Tyrant lol

 

[dovii_6]

Yeah sat that way for about 20 mins honestly and as far as them turning on lil gar I dunno my jag and dempsey won't eat live for or silvers just pellets from day one there really docile both we call the jag gramps cause he moves so slow and never does anything to major lol every now and again hell take a stroll around the tank but yesterday he had some youth come back in him it was so awesome to see him throwing his weight around lol

 

[Frank Castle]

Yeah sat that way for about 20 mins honestly and as far as them turning on lil gar I dunno my jag and dempsey won't eat live for or silvers just pellets from day one there really docile both we call the jag gramps cause he moves so slow and never does anything to major lol every now and again hell take a stroll around the tank but yesterday he had some youth come back in him it was so awesome to see him throwing his weight around lol

2 of my favorite cichlids, easily. JDs are just JDs to most people, but a big male can be pretty impressive like twhittle 's

 

[qguy]

could be actually staying in the same safe spot in the tank to get away from the bigger gar....

 

[Frank Castle]

That's so cool everyone always makes Dempseys out to be so mean but truthfully there one of the most docile fish I've ever owned.

Truthfully any I had hit 5 inches then decided everyone must die LOL

This is entirely dependent on what you keep them with. The other fish play a major role in how the JDs respond to stimuli. JDs should be kept similarly to Convicts and Jewels, as a "commensal" and neither of the 3 should be allowed to be a tank "Boss". By not keeping them with larger more aggressive fish they take over everything and kill dithers and bother bottom-feeders and dig up plants, etc. Some fish are just not meant to be the tank boss

 

[Jonnyakawombell]

Ha those pics are why I continue to keep fish year after year, because they never stop amazing me, that's cool