Jags & Dempsey's

[kmill]

I have a female dempsey around 7 inch and a none sexed jag around 8 inch, they r always at each other, nothing to bruital not even a lip lock yet....but can the dempsey coexist with my jag? The dempsey used to b king untill the oscar out grew her now the jags done the same thing so I fear for her.

 

[steelshade]

It can coexist but beware if it starts to get more physical. Eventually the jag may decide to finish the dempsey off once and for all.

 

[GTS]

It depends on the size of the tank and the aggressiveness of the jaguar. Eventually you could reach a point where the Dempsey exists at the jag's leisure. That is a bad place to be.

 

[Cichlidlove4all]

depends on the size of the tank and available territorial space. i would just remove her ifi were you

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

or they can maybe breed .... or kill each othe r

 

[TangoWRX]

or they can maybe breed .... or kill each othe r

Make love not war!

I've heard so many mixed opionions on Jags... I have a 1" I am growing and I am worried at what the future may hold.

 

[Maduro]

I think it all depends on the size of your tank and territories. If the Jag views the dempsey as a threat to his/her territory or food source your dempsey will be toast. I hate to say it but If your dempsey can't hang with a larger oscar he has little to no chance with a growing jag.

 

[kmill]

The oscar & dempsey never fight, but the oscar is now king no 1 challenges him-he swims the entire tank.The jag & dempsey have territories they defend, with the jags being over half the tank lol.

 

[marauders30]

I have a small 1.5 inch jag and a 6 inch jd. this might become a problem for me down the road too haha. i have seen plenty of people keep jags in tanks with all kinds of fish and that includes jd's so I would say its gonna depend on how ur jag's personality is.