Required tank size
- Thread starter Al KW Tan
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Yup, good advise. The FH should remain in the 75, Jag gets a larger tank. The Mayan, being the most docile..shall be place in either, with lots of hiding place.
Not true. They are more aggressive when they lay eggs without any male jag cichlid present.
Well.. Shall stick to plan. Can give away the Mayan if things don't work out.
These are definitely not cichlids for newbies. ?
These are definitely not cichlids for newbies. ?
that's a decent idea.. another thought i just had.. put the jag in the 75 by itself .. it may well never outgrow it .. i know others will think i'm nuts, but i have a 12" black belt living happily in a 75 with a bp and 2 striped raphy's (due to a tank blow out)...
well its a female will probally never get over 12" so ya that would work but if it was a male it would not work
I see quite a bit of chasing and some shredded tails even just in that short video of the tank, severum looks pretty torn up. That guy may also have gone through many fish which didn't make it before finding a mix that worked out OK, and with these big cichlids it can all change over night.
It is certainly possible to keep "non advisable" mixes, or keep more densely stocked tanks than most would recommend. Years ago it was the norm, I remember having a 90 gallon which was overstocked and a 125 full of big bruisers. The thing is, I lost some fish that I shouldn't have because of it. Biggest Lyonsi I have ever seen straight from jeff rapps, got absolutely shredded one night after everything being fine for a while. Just for one example, I'm sure I lost more over the years. Which is why I am much more conservative when giving advice for these big fish nowadays.
