Salvini?
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I think that the conclusion you can draw from all the replies is put them together and see what happens long-term. If you see some serious damage to the fish then remove someone and there is a possibility they will get along and no one will kill anyone, so just wait and see. All fish are different so you can not state just by the type of fish how aggressive it will be.
piranha45 said:
i had them in there for a year until
i got the ray fever then i sold them all
i saved the cats for my cousens tank there around 2 feert now
Well the salvini is about half the size of the Dempsey but it seems that the salvini is showing a little more dominence day by day. For instance the salvini and the oscar are the only fish that will come up out of the water to eat krill from my finger tips. The oscar will take a big bite and pull the krill away. The salvini on the other hand will be the first to nab the krill and when it hits it hits hard. Usually the JDs act skittish until the food hits the water. Big JD about 5 inches, Salvini about 2.25 inches.
the salvini is just a little guy then, good lord. Baby fish are naturally more active than grown fish. Nothing unusual there. Now, in another 6-10 months when the salvini is 5-6", then he may full well end up laying the smack down on a lone JD. But not a pair.
hey p45. i had a dempsy that hit 10" never seen a salvini at 10". not that they couldnt. but salvini will torment most dempseys. but we all know fish are all different just like us. my 10" dempsy used to scrap down my 13"butti female and hold his own with my midas/rd mutt at 7"that took place in a 110tall. also had a lone wild green severum at 9" that used to bang the glass and make snapping sounds like he was gonna kill. he was in a 60 with a few convicts. would have made most midas guys jealous. every one i ever owned since get pushed around regardless. we are all diff.
JDs are just as capable as any other mean cichlid, its just they grow smaller... and are inbred like hell.
this pic is in one of the mods' avatars, reportedly the JD beat down that female loisellei
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this pic is in one of the mods' avatars, reportedly the JD beat down that female loisellei
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Wow thats a great picture. The two JD's were locked up like that once but then they fell in love and made their first fry.
I had a Petsmart JD grow to 10" before I traded him. They are not smaller than salvinis. Males and females typically get the same sizes, but JDs IME grow much faster than a salvini.
