JDs in a 29g?

[chuby]

I got a JD for my dorm room just for fun. He started in a 10g at 2", went to a 20g at 3", and is now at 4" and growing quick. He's a petsmart fish so he aint nothin special but he's still really pretty for PMs standards even though he is a little pale. Anyway to get to the point. I am about to move him again into a 29g and was really wanting to get a female to try and spawn them. I know a 29g is small for JDs but I wasn't sure if it was still doable at least for a while?
Jacks are great fish and even though they are a beginner fish in many ways I still have a bit of a soft spot for them, (no homo). They were the first fish I had and I'm really wanting to give them another try but don't want to do something that would hurt the fish in any way.

Thanks for any impute/comments,
-Christian

 

[Loves severums]

u would need a bigger tank for a pair...

 

[Jmart159]

I wouldn't do it. At 4" my JD was already taking over a 55g. In a tank that small I think the male would very easily harass and most likely kill the female. You might be able to get away w/ a breeding pair in a 55g but I would think a 75g would be more appropriate once they are full grown.

 

[chuby]

Would He be Ok to remain in a 29g until may 1st? I don't really have anything bigger at the moment and I don't think I will be able to get anything bigger until then... :/

 

[Gruff Master]

Just wait until you can get a larger tank. JDs are common enough for you to find a female down the line that will be close to the male's size at that time. And don't feel like your fish is less important just because it comes from Petsmart. A person can get a wild-caught cichlid from a top-notch breeder and still end up with a shabby fish if he doesn't take proper care of it.

 

[cobra29svt]

Would He be Ok to remain in a 29g until may 1st? I don't really have anything bigger at the moment and I don't think I will be able to get anything bigger until then... :/

Alone or w/ a female?

With a female....definatley not IMO.
Alone....I'm not sure. That's still 4.5 months away & he's already at 4 inches. He's not gonna grow at the same rate he has been obviously, I'd got out on a limb & say he'd be ok by himself in a 29 for another 4 months.

 

[Magicman]

jus keep the water clean and he'll be fine its not like hes gonna hi a foot by may tanks good enough for awhile

 

[JTRG05]

Unlike many others you have upgraded and continue to, which is good, often when people post questions about an eventual 10 inch fish in a small tank the face palming begins, but I think you will actually upgrade so props.

As far as 3.5 months in a 29 gallon alone it's pushing it, but if you keep the water changed out enough it is possible, as far as a male and female, I wouldn't try. If the male likes what he says he'll probably harass her to death, and if he has no interest in her for a mate she'll have nowhere to run to.

Breeding JD's in a 55 gallon is very common and works quite well, I've bred them in 55's often without problems, of course the bigger the tank the easier it will be.

 

[chuby]

Ok, so I am really...REALLY happy with the feed back I have gotten, you guys have been really helpful. I have found a 55g and am planning on going to check it out tomorrow, so depending on how that pans out I may try to grow out a female for the summer.
I like growing out my own fish so that I can make sure they start out healthy and stay that way, (plus I like the sense of satisfaction I get from a well raised fish, haha).
Anyway I got a tank lined up, and school lets out on the 1st of may so yea 3.5 months and he'll be chillin in a bran new 55g.

 

[duster1971]

I got mine to breed in a 29 not recomended as soon as the fry hit a 1/4" he started eating them and of corse this didn't go over well with the female. I lost her and all the fry. I kept a female alone in a 29 for 5 months she did ok I wuldnt say well tho.