Tank partner in my 35?

[GanjaSoulDiver]

I have a full grown (assumedly) blue crayfish that I want to put in a 35 with another large fish or pair of large fish. I am going to construct a cave system for a little over a 1/4 of the tank for the crayfish and the rest will be mostly open for whatever fish I get. I was thinking maybe a Jack Dempsey? Any suggestions would be helpful

 

[GanjaSoulDiver]

Nothin?

 

[ANGELMINE]

I WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT A JD. WE HAD TWO CRAYFISH IN WITH OUR JD SOON AS THE CRAYFISH MOLDED AND GOT SOFT THEY BECAME LUNCH

 

[HunterX]

Any large cichlid might eat the crayfish. Any small fish will get eaten by the crayfish (they catch them at night ). You might get by with a medium sized fish that's too hard for the crayfish to catch, and stays off the bottom. Maybe australian rainbows or silver dollars?

 

[sirasoni]

african butterfly fish maybe? ive never seen one leave the surface

 

[HunterX]

african butterfly fish maybe? ive never seen one leave the surface

That's great idea. I cant imagine a crayfish eating one of them. And they both like hard water.

 

[circusvoodooninja]

Giant Danios?, They're fast and mostly top to mid water and pretty adaptable. I don't know.

 

[GanjaSoulDiver]

Thanks for all your replies, I'm still sort of undecided but there's no hurry for me, just that lurking huge empty cycled tank with a little 6 inch crawdad running around thinking he is GOD.

 

[santoury]

Hunter - I thought African Butterflies liked softer water?

 

[HunterX]

Hunter - I thought African Butterflies liked softer water?

I guess I dont really know. I've never kept one. I thought most fish from africa liked hard water.