Jag/Butti mix
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There's really no way to tell how two unfamiliar cichlids of this size will react to each other. You'll just have to try and see. What else is in the tank?
Removing one fish can drastically alter the state of a tank. Two fish that have lived together for a while can work out without many problems. But trading one of those fish out and also adding another fish can work out a lot differently. They could get along fine or they could fight. Like I said before, there's no way of knowing unless you try. Just be ready to make the necessary changes if things don't go well.
I keep all three species together, although my Butti is well over a foot, Jaguar is a foot and Dovi around 10". The Butti and Dovi like to spar regularly, but no serious injuries. Neither fish messes with the jaguar very often, nor does the Jaguar mess with either of them suprisingly. On the rare occasion of a skirmish between the Jaguar and either the Butti or Dovi result in a quick thumping/ chase off by the best fighter in the tank. BTW There is an 8" Bluegill in the tank that will attack any of the three anytime it feels like it and backs the Butti & Dovi down.
Are you kidding? Bluegills are VICIOUS, nothing less. One great thing about bluegills is they are probably the toughest fish alive! Easy to catch (Impossible not to catch!!) readily available supply of feeders! They are relatively smart fish also.
I utilized bluegills to train my red belly pirannahs to take non-live food.
I put two bluegills in with three RBP's figuring the RBP's to "eat" the bluegills. The bluegills kicked the crap out of the piranahs so bad less than no competition. The P's would NEVER consider non-live before their stint with the bluegills. The bluegills hit market fish fillet/ shrimp chunks aggressivly upon contact in water. One of the three Pirannah caught onto this and ate a chunk of meat thrown into the tank the very next day. Within a couple days after that the other two RBP's were readilly accepting thawed meat! Awsome success, the Bluegills were taken back down to my farm pond and released after "schooling" my RBP's.
mayans jags butis are all mean fish. wont no till u try . I had myans few years back one bit my catfish took nice chunk out of it.
well you must have one rare bluegill because my dovii has killed one after another. im trying to find bluegill or sunny that he will get along with. no luck yet