I got my EBJD on jan 31st at 1/2", and is currently at 4". He is kept with severums and blood parrots.
tank mates? and tank size for EJD electric blue jack dempsey
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55 is PLENTY of space for the EBJD alone but that will not be enough space with another large fish in there.
JDs are plenty aggressive themselves, I wouldnt worry so much as to what species it is compatible with, I'd be focusing on making sure tankmates aren't significantly larger to start. A JD will hold its own with about anything once it grows some. Mine (9" and about 6 yrs old) lives with 4 turtles and runs the show, he has for 5 years. (That all being said, I am assuming the EBJD's behavior would not be different from a standard JD, i've never owned an EBJD)
JDs are plenty aggressive themselves, I wouldnt worry so much as to what species it is compatible with, I'd be focusing on making sure tankmates aren't significantly larger to start. A JD will hold its own with about anything once it grows some. Mine (9" and about 6 yrs old) lives with 4 turtles and runs the show, he has for 5 years. (That all being said, I am assuming the EBJD's behavior would not be different from a standard JD, i've never owned an EBJD)
EBJD are very different in behavior surprisingly. Mine is very timid, and i've heard from lots of others they are timid. I had mine living with some bitesize tetras that he completely ignored while in growout. Couldn't even get it to eat some ghost shrimp I gave it as a treat. In the end though, personality could vary by fish.
A small group of smaller geos, a firemourh or sajica would work fine for cichlids. Mine is in the 6-7 inch range and helps to keep my Mollie population under control, I also learned the hard way that he loves lemon tetras.
