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jmac510 · 08-28-2007, 11:05 PM

I Have a 180 gallon and i hve 1 gt 1 jd and 1 jag
the thing is my GT doubled its size very fast and the other fish are still only like and inch and a half and my GT chases them non stop they dont even get to eat, is there somthing i can do or do i hve to separate my fish
please help this has never happend to me i hve no idea wut to do

KenSmith87 · 08-29-2007, 02:02 AM

you need to add tons of retreats... Caves, Fake Plants, Rocks Etc. I mean with them cichlids , they are going to claim terriotorys an fight. regardless.. u mixed 3 of the meanest fish. i am sure in a 180gallon they will do fine if u do wut i said but it is not always a guarantee. An that GT usually grows the smallest. and i think when yer JAG gets larger he will be king of the aqau an possibly be the only tank-mate

... GT & JD Might work out in the long run.... but like i said in the Cichlid fish world there is no guarantee.. somethings work it all depends on wut that fish wants to do that day honestly. but the JD AN JAG Will grow larger than the GT. so in long - run it might possibly work. If they make it till adult size (GT might kill them b4 that happens )...... but its not good for your fish not to eat, they will die from stress... In my opinion id take the GT back an get a smaller or similar size 1.... Good Luck.. lemme kno how things go... ne other questions feel free to ask me.. take care sir.

Steve155 · 08-29-2007, 02:05 AM

hi, just wondered if any1 can tell me how to make a thread?

KenSmith87 · 08-29-2007, 02:12 AM

go to chat... dont post in others threads..

jmac510 · 08-29-2007, 11:28 AM

thnx i will try that asap

jmac510 · 08-29-2007, 01:36 PM

also i was thinking would a tank divider work if i found 1 for a 180 i was thinking of giving 1/3 of the tank to the GT and the rest to the JD and the Jag
then when all the fish got around the same size i would take it out
but i dont kno its just an idea

KenSmith87 · 08-29-2007, 03:14 PM

thank might work.

do the JD an JAG get along ?

jmac510 · 08-29-2007, 10:28 PM

yea
they chase eachother out of one anothers caves but thts about it

KenSmith87 · 08-30-2007, 03:35 AM

as long as thier aint any damage done to your fish or they aint stressed out (JD & JAG ) it should be fine.... good luck an lemme kno how things go

jmac510 · 08-30-2007, 04:39 PM

ok i put the divider up today and the jag and jd look a lot better they actually swim around and arent hiding in a corner
also the jd and jag are like an 1 1/2 inches and the gt is 3 do u think they could catch up to the gt in a couple of months or will the gt stay bigger until it reached its full size

KenSmith87 · 08-31-2007, 04:29 PM

gt grows very slow.. i had 1 for a year an it got to about 4 1/2 - 5inches.

KenSmith87 · 08-31-2007, 04:31 PM

gt grows very slow.. i had 1 for a year an it got to about 4 1/2

jmac510 · 09-01-2007, 11:37 AM

ok cool thts a good thing for now i guess
thnx for ur help

joe kool · 11-28-2007, 05:46 PM

just remember to get a lot of structure in your tank .. the more hiding place the less problems your have ... if it's possible this that combination

08-28-2007, 11:05 PM	#1
jmac510 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	Help! I Have a 180 gallon and i hve 1 gt 1 jd and 1 jag the thing is my GT doubled its size very fast and the other fish are still only like and inch and a half and my GT chases them non stop they dont even get to eat, is there somthing i can do or do i hve to separate my fish please help this has never happend to me i hve no idea wut to do

08-29-2007, 02:02 AM	#2
KenSmith87 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 50	you need to add tons of retreats... Caves, Fake Plants, Rocks Etc. I mean with them cichlids , they are going to claim terriotorys an fight. regardless.. u mixed 3 of the meanest fish. i am sure in a 180gallon they will do fine if u do wut i said but it is not always a guarantee. An that GT usually grows the smallest. and i think when yer JAG gets larger he will be king of the aqau an possibly be the only tank-mate ... GT & JD Might work out in the long run.... but like i said in the Cichlid fish world there is no guarantee.. somethings work it all depends on wut that fish wants to do that day honestly. but the JD AN JAG Will grow larger than the GT. so in long - run it might possibly work. If they make it till adult size (GT might kill them b4 that happens )...... but its not good for your fish not to eat, they will die from stress... In my opinion id take the GT back an get a smaller or similar size 1.... Good Luck.. lemme kno how things go... ne other questions feel free to ask me.. take care sir. __________________ 10Gallon - African Jewel & Black Convict Fry. 12Gallon(Eclipse) 3.Corys.3.Otos.3.German Blue Rams. 29Gallon - Jack Dempsey. 29Gallon - 3 Red Bellied Piranhas. 55Gallon - Pair of Blk Convicts, Pair of African Jewels. & Firemouth.

08-29-2007, 02:12 AM	#4
KenSmith87 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 50	go to chat... dont post in others threads.. __________________ 10Gallon - African Jewel & Black Convict Fry. 12Gallon(Eclipse) 3.Corys.3.Otos.3.German Blue Rams. 29Gallon - Jack Dempsey. 29Gallon - 3 Red Bellied Piranhas. 55Gallon - Pair of Blk Convicts, Pair of African Jewels. & Firemouth.

08-29-2007, 03:14 PM	#7
KenSmith87 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 50	thank might work. do the JD an JAG get along ? __________________ 10Gallon - African Jewel & Black Convict Fry. 12Gallon(Eclipse) 3.Corys.3.Otos.3.German Blue Rams. 29Gallon - Jack Dempsey. 29Gallon - 3 Red Bellied Piranhas. 55Gallon - Pair of Blk Convicts, Pair of African Jewels. & Firemouth.

08-30-2007, 03:35 AM	#9
KenSmith87 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 50	as long as thier aint any damage done to your fish or they aint stressed out (JD & JAG ) it should be fine.... good luck an lemme kno how things go __________________ 10Gallon - African Jewel & Black Convict Fry. 12Gallon(Eclipse) 3.Corys.3.Otos.3.German Blue Rams. 29Gallon - Jack Dempsey. 29Gallon - 3 Red Bellied Piranhas. 55Gallon - Pair of Blk Convicts, Pair of African Jewels. & Firemouth.

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08-29-2007, 02:05 AM	#3
Steve155 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 130	hi, just wondered if any1 can tell me how to make a thread?

08-29-2007, 11:28 AM	#5
jmac510 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	thnx i will try that asap

08-29-2007, 01:36 PM	#6
jmac510 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	also i was thinking would a tank divider work if i found 1 for a 180 i was thinking of giving 1/3 of the tank to the GT and the rest to the JD and the Jag then when all the fish got around the same size i would take it out but i dont kno its just an idea

08-29-2007, 10:28 PM	#8
jmac510 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	yea they chase eachother out of one anothers caves but thts about it

08-30-2007, 04:39 PM	#10
jmac510 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	ok i put the divider up today and the jag and jd look a lot better they actually swim around and arent hiding in a corner also the jd and jag are like an 1 1/2 inches and the gt is 3 do u think they could catch up to the gt in a couple of months or will the gt stay bigger until it reached its full size

08-31-2007, 04:29 PM	#11
KenSmith87 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 50	gt grows very slow.. i had 1 for a year an it got to about 4 1/2 - 5inches. __________________ 10Gallon - African Jewel & Black Convict Fry. 12Gallon(Eclipse) 3.Corys.3.Otos.3.German Blue Rams. 29Gallon - Jack Dempsey. 29Gallon - 3 Red Bellied Piranhas. 55Gallon - Pair of Blk Convicts, Pair of African Jewels. & Firemouth.

08-31-2007, 04:31 PM	#12
KenSmith87 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 50	gt grows very slow.. i had 1 for a year an it got to about 4 1/2 __________________ 10Gallon - African Jewel & Black Convict Fry. 12Gallon(Eclipse) 3.Corys.3.Otos.3.German Blue Rams. 29Gallon - Jack Dempsey. 29Gallon - 3 Red Bellied Piranhas. 55Gallon - Pair of Blk Convicts, Pair of African Jewels. & Firemouth.

09-01-2007, 11:37 AM	#13
jmac510 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	ok cool thts a good thing for now i guess thnx for ur help

11-28-2007, 05:46 PM	#14
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 572	just remember to get a lot of structure in your tank .. the more hiding place the less problems your have ... if it's possible this that combination __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact 2 days till I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

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