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It may not be possible for you, but if you could take the jag out of the tank, rearrange everything put in the new fish, in a couple days put the Jag back in. The convict idea is good as and added distraction. Cons are tough as nails, try to get a big male like 3.5-4” if you can find one. It is always a crap shoot with a big grown Cichlid. Just have a back up plan for the new fish if it doesn’t work. Good Luck!

I agree with Dmann I like a nice wet pet tank, I have both. BTW nice Midas, Mang!.
 
First off, not a stupid question. I'm with dmann on this one...125 gallons with a 13" Jag gives him barely enough room to turn around if he's already longer than tank width. If he's been solo a long time get ready to do some first aid on either the new addition or the jag. I've seen folks keep lots of big fish in small tanks and IMO does the fish a disservice. There's a difference between surviving and thriving. Just because they don't kill each other doesn't mean they're healthy and happy. In the wild, a Jag will protect an area about 6' wide so your 125 is right at that size with little turn around space. You also need to assume he may get bigger as well. If you want more fish to look at I'd recommend restocking with smaller midsize cichlids.
 
isnt a 125 18in wide? or is it only 12in? if its only 12in then yeah you will need to get tank that is wider so he can turn around better, and yeah if he has been on his own for a long time then he may not accept others, since he is already this big i doubt any tetras would last long at all, i think your best bet would be first trying with large silver dollars and a couple cons, then if he accepts them try to ad like one med size cichlid, like a cuban, GT, or could even just get him a female and have a nice big pair in that tank
 
I wouldn't try other big Cichlids. I'd try some fast small juvie cichlids with lots of hiding places. That's what I do with my Oscars & Flowerhorn (all different tanks). Juvie Texas, Convicts, Firemouths....all super fast and have the smarts to stay away from a big cichlid and are great cleaner-uppers.
 
My bad...125G tanks are 18 inches wide....don't know why I thought they were 12.
 
Sarah88;3894599; said:
isnt a 125 18in wide? or is it only 12in? if its only 12in then yeah you will need to get tank that is wider so he can turn around better, and yeah if he has been on his own for a long time then he may not accept others, since he is already this big i doubt any tetras would last long at all, i think your best bet would be first trying with large silver dollars and a couple cons, then if he accepts them try to ad like one med size cichlid, like a cuban, GT, or could even just get him a female and have a nice big pair in that tank
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The whole female idea would work great if I could find one at a decent size. I haven't seen one for a while so I was thinking of trying a large community tank. I don't want to overstock but I dont want to understock as well. Thats why I was goin for some big guys instead of little ones.
 
Adding other adult fish...any other adult fish would be difficult IMHO. The only way that I have ever successfully done it is with a good divider...and when I try to pair two adult fish. Portion off two thirds of the tank for the male and a third for the female...a smaller female. You don't need anything close to the size of the male. In fact, it works better if she is much smaller.

Start with a complete divider separating the two fish. Keep an eye on the interaction between male and female. When the female starts to get active near the divider, you can cut several holes large enough for her to get through and not the female. That's why the smaller female works better.

Make sure to cut squares in the egg crate divider at various heights and positions on the divider. If you are using egg crate and cut the little squares out, be careful that there are no jagged edges. Sometime the male will try and stick their head through the hole and it can chew them up.

Most cases I would let up the divider as a "force field" just incase things get rough. But after a while if you only have the other fish, you can take the divider down...just keep a sharp eye. Disaster happens quick.
 
I have never owned a jag, but i would definitely recommend to try some Convicts. They are relatively cheap and will be able to hide from the jag if you have hiding places.
 
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