well heres my dilemma... i had my jd since he was 2" now at 4", he still just hides in his little "house" and rarely comes out. when i feed the other fish, they all come up to eat except him. he will come out and just watch. the only time he eats is when the food falls to the bottom. the weird thing is hes the "boss" of the tank so i would think he would be roaming around the tank.
My JD is boring
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my 4in JD does the same thing and hes the only fish in the tank...i dont understand it.
Has a whole 125 gallon to itself and doesnt go out of a 25 gallon space
im hoping it will change as he/she gets older
Has a whole 125 gallon to itself and doesnt go out of a 25 gallon space
im hoping it will change as he/she gets older
How big is the tank? What are his tankmates? Can we see a pic?
I've found one of the biggest things I can do to encourage my fish to come out more is to put a background on the back & sides. This way they feel that a threat can only come from one direction and thus feel less vulnerable.
I've found one of the biggest things I can do to encourage my fish to come out more is to put a background on the back & sides. This way they feel that a threat can only come from one direction and thus feel less vulnerable.
x3kenster;3613082; said:
haha i know i have an oscar but hes sick so hes in a different tank....im not sure what other kinds of fish it will get along with
JD can be easily spooked.. They are active if theres a pair... Male and Female...
By themselves.. they will not be very active.. Should find your male or female a mate.
They might seem like they get along fine and wont attack. but to be honest.. U have conflicting species of Cichlids..
Example: GT/Convict/FH/oscar/firemouth/parrot are all very territorial fish.. In a 100 gallon.. may seem big. but not for all of them long term.
My honest advice.. Either transfer some fish stock to another tank.. or get rid of some of the stock..
If yours saying ur JD is the boss.. i would suggest focusing only a few Cichlid species together..
Focus on 2-3 groups of each.. of similar species.. not a mix.. Its nice to have a variety of color... but its another thing to have a similarity of speices where fish will get alone find and cause no problems...
The ZZmalau FH u got from me would go nicely by itself or with the parrot.. (Should they mate) they will become Bonzai or Killing parrot Flowerhorns.
Green Terror is good by itself
Convict is a cichlid that will mate with anyfish and can cause problems because they mate very fast.
Fire mouth are not very tankmate friendly, and at times can be aggressive
Oscar are pigs of all cichlid.s. they will eat and eat.. probably the fastest growing Cichlid next to Flowerhorns..
Jack Dempsey are very quiet and peaceful Cichlids if kept in large enough aquarium, They need 9 months to 1 year for full adulthood. Males will start growing around 5-6 months from 2" Female will grow 2" to 4-5" in the first 5-6 months and will grow slowly afterwards.
By themselves.. they will not be very active.. Should find your male or female a mate.
They might seem like they get along fine and wont attack. but to be honest.. U have conflicting species of Cichlids..
Example: GT/Convict/FH/oscar/firemouth/parrot are all very territorial fish.. In a 100 gallon.. may seem big. but not for all of them long term.
My honest advice.. Either transfer some fish stock to another tank.. or get rid of some of the stock..
If yours saying ur JD is the boss.. i would suggest focusing only a few Cichlid species together..
Focus on 2-3 groups of each.. of similar species.. not a mix.. Its nice to have a variety of color... but its another thing to have a similarity of speices where fish will get alone find and cause no problems...
The ZZmalau FH u got from me would go nicely by itself or with the parrot.. (Should they mate) they will become Bonzai or Killing parrot Flowerhorns.
Green Terror is good by itself
Convict is a cichlid that will mate with anyfish and can cause problems because they mate very fast.
Fire mouth are not very tankmate friendly, and at times can be aggressive
Oscar are pigs of all cichlid.s. they will eat and eat.. probably the fastest growing Cichlid next to Flowerhorns..
Jack Dempsey are very quiet and peaceful Cichlids if kept in large enough aquarium, They need 9 months to 1 year for full adulthood. Males will start growing around 5-6 months from 2" Female will grow 2" to 4-5" in the first 5-6 months and will grow slowly afterwards.