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I realize everyone has their own ideas about what keeping fish means.
For me, it's not about putting a number of random fish together and hoping it stays copacetic. But creating a biotope as close to a natural setting, by combining the species that live together in nature, and then having them breed. I find the research in getting things right extremely rewarding, even to the point of going to where they come from, to witness the fish in their natural habitat. I may be simple, but never get bored
I also find JDs very amazing, and watching them in nature has given me a serious respect and complicated interest. A pair will defend an area of @250 gals from all other cichlids, yet ignore scores of live bearers, and tolerate catfish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91QTH8OsKoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txmi1mng_XQ
 
Maybe 2 tanks with similar fish is boring you. Do something different than big mean cichlids in both tanks
 
Very interesting. I always wondered why I was able to keep my breeding pair of jacks with tetras and platys and all types of non cichlid fish.

***125 GALLON: 1 Red Devil and 1 12 inch pleco.
60 GALLON: 1 Vieja Syn, 1 Jack Dempsey and 1 Green Terror.***
 
+1 birch999 I agree but I just dont know if I can afford to re stock my 125 once again. I cant imagine how much money I have already wasted on this tank

***125 GALLON: 1 Red Devil and 1 12 inch pleco.
60 GALLON: 1 Vieja Syn, 1 Jack Dempsey and 1 Green Terror.***
 
Could my RD live in the 60 by himself for life? If so I may put him in there an convert my 125 into a community with my jack being the centerpiece. I have a bunch of community fish in my daughters room that needs to be moved.

***125 GALLON: 1 Red Devil and 1 12 inch pleco.
60 GALLON: 1 Vieja Syn, 1 Jack Dempsey and 1 Green Terror.***
 
Mrs. Nicky said:
Could my RD live in the 60 by himself for life? If so I may put him in there an convert my 125 into a community with my jack being the centerpiece. I have a bunch of community fish in my daughters room that needs to be moved.

***125 GALLON: 1 Red Devil and 1 12 inch pleco.
60 GALLON: 1 Vieja Syn, 1 Jack Dempsey and 1 Green Terror.***
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It'd be tight but if you have a female it's workable


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To the OP have you considered keeping something other than cichlids in both tanks...I'd get bored of pretty much the same thing in both

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Im guilty of being an equipment junkie. I enjoy the tinkering, plumbing, and maintenance almost more than the fish.

For me I have more fun creating the system, tweaking it, and controlling it, and playing god if you will.

My fish stock normally stays the same but im never happy with my equipment and tank set up.

I also tottally OCD about having any visible equipment in my tank.

Its expensive.

so I can totally relate and feel your pain lol
 
get a pair of jags for the 125 and dump fish in it, or perhaps a couple Oscars.
 
both keep you on your toes. you like dogs? get oscars, you like cats? get jags.
 
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