tank mates

[jack dempsey chan]

i have two jack dempseys and im wanting to find out wat some tank mates are. Any ideas?

 

[Nikko112]

Red pacus!! thats what i had in my old tank.

 

[haynchinook334]

Tank size?

 

[jack dempsey chan]

50g

 

[jack dempsey chan]

ok thanks

 

[fisher12889]

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.

 

[jack dempsey chan]

i have a male about 3.5 to 4 in. and a female about half that size

 

[fisher12889]

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)

 

[jack dempsey chan]

no kidding my friend had a pacu and it got pretty big

 

[jack dempsey chan]

can i put any kind of cichlid in with the dempseys?