J jack dempsey chan Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 266 0 0 Indiana Jan 1, 2010 #1 i have two jack dempseys and im wanting to find out wat some tank mates are. Any ideas?
N Nikko112 Feeder Fish MFK Member Jan 1, 2010 72 0 0 Long Island Jan 1, 2010 #2 Red pacus!! thats what i had in my old tank.
haynchinook334 Giant Snakehead MFK Member Feb 14, 2008 14,486 249 147 \m/(O_o)\m/ Jan 1, 2010 #3 Tank size?
F fisher12889 Jack Dempsey MFK Member May 21, 2006 2,521 0 36 Colorado Jan 1, 2010 #6 How big are the dempseys? There won't be much more room in a 50g for tankmates, especially if you end up with a breeding pair.
How big are the dempseys? There won't be much more room in a 50g for tankmates, especially if you end up with a breeding pair.
J jack dempsey chan Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 266 0 0 Indiana Jan 1, 2010 #7 i have a male about 3.5 to 4 in. and a female about half that size
F fisher12889 Jack Dempsey MFK Member May 21, 2006 2,521 0 36 Colorado Jan 1, 2010 #8 I would try a school of dithers. Buenos aires tetras, giant danios, etc. Someone suggested a pacu, but that is a stupid idea for a 50g (they need AT LEAST several hundred gallons, and that not something many people can provide)
I would try a school of dithers. Buenos aires tetras, giant danios, etc. Someone suggested a pacu, but that is a stupid idea for a 50g (they need AT LEAST several hundred gallons, and that not something many people can provide)
J jack dempsey chan Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 266 0 0 Indiana Jan 1, 2010 #9 no kidding my friend had a pacu and it got pretty big
J jack dempsey chan Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 266 0 0 Indiana Jan 1, 2010 #10 can i put any kind of cichlid in with the dempseys?