Required tank size

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
i'd try a 7-8 ft tank.. and like some others said keep an eye on it in a semi permanent basis..when that goes bad it's going to be over quick in an ugly way...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Al KW Tan
lp85253 said:
i'd try a 7-8 ft tank.. and like some others said keep an eye on it in a semi permanent basis..when that goes bad it's going to be over quick in an ugly way...
Click to expand...
Heard it'll happen suddenly without warning when they grow to a certain size. Seems it'll be too little too late by then.
She's rather timid. Just wondering.. whether a solitary fish ever gets lonely.. ?

C360_2020-11-26-21-22-06-149.jpg

C360_2020-11-26-21-22-06-149.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: lp85253
  • Like
Reactions: FINWIN, Jexnell, Al KW Tan and 1 other person
Al KW Tan said:
Would a crayfish or crab be a suitable tank mate, to add color to the tank? ?
Click to expand...
No. The Crayfish will get eaten, or eat the fish. Smaller fish, like a pair of livebearer are good cause they breed like rats. Also, since you said she is timid, she may get scared, and/or the crab or crayfish will. This is my opinion...anyone else?
 
  • Like
Reactions: Al KW Tan
You mean they'll eat each other even if they are around the same size?
She might not have the standard aggression of other Jags..yet livebearers would definitely be food
 
Last edited:
Al KW Tan said:
Would a crayfish or crab be a suitable tank mate, to add color to the tank? ?
Click to expand...
May work short term, but be ready to replace it every molt. My Jack Dempsey tried to beat up a crayfish bigger than it, I don’t want to imagine what a jag can do. Part of the natural diet for most cichlids is crustaceans.
Sometimes it works, but it usually doesn’t last.
If you do it, get a cheap feeder crayfish. No point in spending $20 on a nice one. It won’t know the difference in taste ?

Not sure if you tried it yet, but what about some sort of catfish.
Convicts also make good dither/fillers, they can hold their own and reproduce fast enough to act as a sort of food supply. And they’re cheap.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Gourami Swami and Al KW Tan
Deadeye said:
May work short term, but be ready to replace it every molt. My Jack Dempsey tried to beat up a crayfish bigger than it, I don’t want to imagine what a jag can do. Part of the natural diet for most cichlids is crustaceans.
Sometimes it works, but it usually doesn’t last.
If you do it, get a cheap feeder crayfish. No point in spending $20 on a nice one. It won’t know the difference in taste ?

Not sure if you tried it yet, but what about some sort of catfish.
Convicts also make good dither/fillers, they can hold their own and reproduce fast enough to act as a sort of food supply. And they’re cheap.
Click to expand...
Wow..great info. Thx. I know for sure that shrimps do make a cichlid's diet.. but an armored large crustacean.. Oh yeah I forgot.. They molt. How silly of me. ?
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deadeye
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom