Sajica and Odessa Barbs

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Vukmir13 said:
Adhlc Adhlc Excellent, thanks for the input. I believe it to be male because I do not see much yellow, however I will post a photo tomorrow, it's currently lights out. Do you think I would be pushing it with a 3" Red Jewel that is in the same 125 with the Sajica? I can add both at the same time and keep a close eye or do you think it's destined to fail? Thanks again
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No problem man. It's hard to predict whether they'll get along in the 40 as well as they do in the 125. I personally liked the idea of having the Sajica as a centerpiece. However, if you wanted to try and keep them both in there without any issues, it's certainly worth a try. Especially considering you could just throw the jewel back in the 125 if it didn't work.
 
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Adhlc Adhlc that's very true, one thing I forgot to mention was that the jewel was in the 40b at one point with 6 zebra danios and now I have no zebra danios. Do you think the Barbs will be murdered simply because it's done it before. Either way, I could always try and if I notice a barb missing or dead, I know exactly who the culprit is. Thanks again
 
Vukmir13 said:
Adhlc Adhlc that's very true, one thing I forgot to mention was that the jewel was in the 40b at one point with 6 zebra danios and now I have no zebra danios. Do you think the Barbs will be murdered simply because it's done it before. Either way, I could always try and if I notice a barb missing or dead, I know exactly who the culprit is. Thanks again
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Odessa barbs are a lot tougher than Zebra Danios, but if you know for a fact that you have a particularly nasty Jewel, I'd say heir on the side of caution and keep it in the 125.
 
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Vukmir13 said:
Thank you for the replies. @nwcichlidkeith I'm going to give it a shot, do you think I'm pushing my luck if I add my sajica and red jewel cichlid? Or should I just go with the sajica? Thanks again
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You might be pushing your luck - I've found jewel Cichlids to be way more aggressive - if a pair, they would wipe everything out
 
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I've kept sajicas in 40b (about to start a breeding project as soon as my new batch develops a pair in a 40b) before with no issue. Unless you have a jerk of a sajica i seriously doubt you'll have any issues with the schooling fish and smaller fish.

I do agree with the others though that putting a different species of cichlid in a 40b with a sajica is probably not a smart idea.
 
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Thank you everyone for the replies. I did add the sajica this morning to the 40 and the Barbs chased it for a bit, but shortly after I had a gang of Fonzie's on my hands. I decided against adding the Jewel or anything else to this tank for that matter. I love the combo of the sajica and Odessa barbs. I snapped a few photos, I apologize in advance for the terrible photos, looks like I'm going to have to invest in a proper camera next.

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Just a quick update, this seems like the perfect setup. The pleco has been out and about also, with no issues. I was happy to see the sajica basically ignore it because of the pleco's small size. So all in all, I'd say this was a success. In most other instances it would be too early to tell, but I doubt I will be getting any trouble out of anyone in the 40. Thanks again everyone for your help.
 
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Very nice tank and glad it's working out
Sajicas are awesome fish and it looks like you got a nice little male in there he will enjoy being the center of attention
 
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I'm planning on keeping a pair of sajicas in a 40 with a few other fish. So I hope your experience turns out to be positive
 
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