Will a Jack Dempsey bully

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a female severum ? or will a firemouth bully the female severum ? could i house a severum, firemouth, and jackdempsey in a 90 gallon tank ?
 
I had a Jack and Severum together for a few months but eventually my Jack got bigger and killed it.. I think it all depends on the fish though.. What size are each of the fish?
 
Addikted2Cichlids;5077108; said:
I had a Jack and Severum together for a few months but eventually my Jack got bigger and killed it.. I think it all depends on the fish though.. What size are each of the fish?
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the severum is a female , she is currently 6 inches and she is very calm . the JD is a male and he is 2 inches , i got him today so i don't know if hes a hot head or not lol
 
I have a Jack in with 2 severums, both smaller than him and apart from an occasional chase not had any problems. But having said that he's isnt top dog in my tank that goes to my 8" Oscar who sorts anyone out who steps outta line. Plenty of guys muscling for order stops one individual being singled out I guess or I'm just lucky.
 
in my experience JD's are oppurtunisitc bullies. If there's someone in the tank smaller and weaker than them they will bully it. If not they tend to keep to themselves.
 
they don't call him Jack Dempsey for nothing.. he was afterall a famous prize fighter boxer..
 
I think all cichlids are capable of being bullies. It all depends on their tankmates, size, and age and sometimes their sex. In your case, I think you will be okay. Your biggest worry will probably come from your JD as it matures. But I've had some Severums that were pretty rough characters. They even chased a much larger JD pair. It's funny to see a tough fish being punked by a smaller, weaker fish.
 
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