I just completely redid my 55g planted tank to make it into a SA cichlid tank. I took out my ecocomplete (150$ worth :O() and replaced it with sand, i also added a ton more rocks to make caves and such and a few pieces of drift wood. The tank has 2 magnum 350 filters and 2 200watt heaters along with ah supply lights.
What i want to do is get a jack dempsey as the main fish and then have several convict cichlids in the tank and a smaller pleco or 2 as well. I have decided on the JD over the ebjd because of all the concerns i have heard with EBJD dying at a relatively young age. I had heard that JD's are slow growers.
Is my tank capable of supporting these fish? If not when they are full grown how long do you think my tank will be adeqaute for them? I really do not want to get a bigger tank for a few years. Thank you.
What i want to do is get a jack dempsey as the main fish and then have several convict cichlids in the tank and a smaller pleco or 2 as well. I have decided on the JD over the ebjd because of all the concerns i have heard with EBJD dying at a relatively young age. I had heard that JD's are slow growers.
Is my tank capable of supporting these fish? If not when they are full grown how long do you think my tank will be adeqaute for them? I really do not want to get a bigger tank for a few years. Thank you.
