Well a little update.. Yesterday I got another electric blue acara, as the store only had two and I felt bad buying just one and leaving his buddy behind so now I have them both.
However, the JD has turned into a freaking douche bag, so I am taking him back tomorrow morning. Basically the convict does not seem to care about anyone and goes about his business. The oscar couldn't care less about anything in the tank except for me, totally just infatuated with me being around the tank and wont leave me alone when I am close to it. SD's are just being SD's and bouncing around like nut jobs. Acara's are happy together, and then there is the Sev who is petrified of the JD but will tell the convict to shove it if the con comes close. I am not letting a 4 dollar JD make the rest of my fish all annoyed and stressed out.
I am going to pick up an other O tomorrow, I want an albino to go with my Tiger. I figure with 300 gallons of room, this should not be an issue. Hell, I go on YouTube and see like 90 gallon tanks with 10 huge cichlids in there and they are all doing their thing. I feel bad, but at the same time we are like the 10% who actually care about fish and their proper space and 90% of the population who keep fish have no idea and mistreat them without actually knowing it anyways. So with that in mind I can have that stocking list above just with two acara's and two Oscars and removing the JD and be fairly happy with myself.
The JD is sneaky too, he acts all skittish when I am around or in sight but once I leave he goes nuts and acts like the entire tank belongs to him. He thinks I am not watching. Such a shame too, he has amazing color.
