JD and GT in 55?

[Kyle Hyde]

Could you do a JD and a GT in a 55 gallon tank?

 

[bigdaddy]

yes, i would think so lol thats my plan.. there both an amazing cichlid. but they grow farely big so you might get a couple of years out of your 55gal then you might want to up grade.

 

[teqvet]

Maybe you could short term, but a grown GT will be far too big for a 55gallon let alone a grown JD and GT. A grown JD can survive in a 55gallon but I don't think it would thrive. That's the bare minimum suggested requirement for a grown one.

 

[Sixa]

I guess that tank would be good enough for both of them now. You would need a bigger tank eventually as they grow.

I wouldn't add anymore fish/cichlids for now(perhaps an algae eater would do) as there a few territory for new fishes.

I would be worried about territory though, I even have problem in my 75 gal housing a midas and a JD concerning territory.

My late midas cichlid took about 3/4 space of the tank and chases other fishes away.Lol



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[TrikkyMakk]

You will eventually need a bigger tank, perhaps in a year.

 

[paopanlilio]

go for 100+ gallons 55 is way too small for them

i think the minimum for them should be 75 gallons each but f theya re together
55 is a no no

 

[japes]

Wouldn't keep either of them even alone in a 55.

 

[cichlidfish]

Only for s short while, when the grow they will need something bigger.