Trying to decide which pair to keep...jag or dovii

[cichlidfish]

Not going to get into that debate.

He's right though.

 

[Frank Castle]

A180 is too small for a pair of dovii.

He's right though.

Judging the size of those Dovii by looking at them, the 180 will be ok for another 1-2 years until he exercises other options. They look pretty small to me compared to the Jags in the 4 foot section of the tank - it looks like he split the tank into a 4 foot section and a 2 foot section w/ the divider

 

[twhittle]

He's right though.

It's an opinion. I don't agree. This is the pair I kept for years in a 180. Male was 17 inches and female was about a foot. I respect the opinion but I wholeheartedly disagree with it.

 

[Frank Castle]

It's an opinion. I don't agree. This is the pair I kept for years in a 180. Male was 17 inches and female was over a foot. I respect the opinion but I wholeheartedly disagree with it.

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The Doviis in the 1st post are not the same you had in the community w/ the GT, Festae, etc, are they?

 

[twhittle]

Judging the size of those Dovii by looking at them, the 180 will be ok for another 1-2 years until he exercises other options. They look pretty small to me compared to the Jags in the 4 foot section of the tank - it looks like he split the tank into a 4 foot section and a 2 foot section w/ the divider

Yes...and that is for the very short term.

 

[twhittle]

The Doviis in the 1st post are not the same you had in the community w/ the GT, Festae, etc, are they?

Yes. I moved them out when I converted the 180 to african.

 

[Frank Castle]

Yes. I moved them out when I converted the 180 to african.

where did the rest of your SA/CA cichlids go? I would sell the Africans - you can probably make enough from selling them to buy an whole NEW tank LOL

That little tiny male is 10"????!!!

 

[twhittle]

where did the rest of your SA/CA cichlids go? I would sell the Africans - you can probably make enough from selling them to buy an whole NEW tank LOL

That little tiny male is 10"????!!!

Maybe 9...he's growing. He's about a year old bow.

 

[twhittle]

where did the rest of your SA/CA cichlids go? I would sell the Africans - you can probably make enough from selling them to buy an whole NEW tank LOL

They are distributed throughout other tanks.

That little tiny male is 10"????!!!

 

[duanes]

There is an article in the latest Buntbarshe Bulletin (the Journal the American Cichlid Association) you may want to check out, that suggests to be fair to the animal, a 1000 gal tank might not be sufficient.