opinions on tankmates for pair of dempseys?

rywill · 04-10-2006, 02:18 PM

I have a pair of JD's in a 75gal and i was wanting to get some dithers or some sort of peaceful tankmates for them. I was thinking of getting some loaches, and was just wondering what anyone else thought. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Georgia Peach · 04-10-2006, 03:21 PM

I was never able to keep anything with mine - he killed everything I put in

leveldrummer · 04-10-2006, 04:36 PM

maybe some nice glass fish, not the kind you buy in the lfs, real glass, made to look like a fish, he might not beat that up to bad lol, i really dont know, no "peaceful" fish would work, your only option is to get something that can take punishment and give it back. and i have no idea what that would be.

rywill · 04-10-2006, 07:13 PM

haha well hmmm glass fish.....lol...i might try and get some clown loaches and see how they do.

conaquavict · 04-10-2006, 07:22 PM

Hi rywill,
I would refrain from adding loaches to the tank as the JD's
will almost certainly terrorise them and probably kill them,
A big old common plec or a sailfin gibby may have worked?
but i'm not sure as the JD's well have already established
their territories in the tank, do you know what sex they are?
btw..A green terror or a texas cichlid may have been added
to the tank if it had been bigger, but i think your 75g is too
small to add another aggressive cichlid.

**Scuba Kid** · 04-10-2006, 07:25 PM

i would not risk the clown loaches...
they are also awfully expensive fish to try to put in with a JD.

i would think the JD would kill them anyways.

rywill · 04-10-2006, 07:30 PM

yea i dont want another aggressive cichlid as im hoping that these 2 breed.....everyone that has seen them told me they were a pair....when i got them they were already paired off from all the others in the tank, the male is about an inch bigger, much much darker and is alot more colorful. as soon as i get some good pics of the two of them i will post. and i will prolly jus find some pleco to stick in with them

conaquavict · 04-10-2006, 07:46 PM

Stick with the pair mate,and i hope they pair up
and breed for you.

rywill · 04-10-2006, 07:56 PM

is there a certain size in which they are mature...or does it vary?...my male is about 4" and the female is about 3-3.5"

conaquavict · 04-10-2006, 08:26 PM

It varies but usually 5-7" and at a year +

rywill · 04-10-2006, 10:00 PM

as soon as i got done posting the last post my female was beating my male with her tail then he started and then they lip-locked for about 2 hours...now they are calm and swimming next to each other. I would like to thank you all for your help.

**Cichlid Man** · 04-12-2006, 06:40 AM

i hope you get fry!

rywill · 04-12-2006, 12:13 PM

I have my fingers crossed

04-10-2006, 02:18 PM	#1
rywill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Age: 21 Posts: 197 User Feedback: (0)	opinions on tankmates for pair of dempseys? I have a pair of JD's in a 75gal and i was wanting to get some dithers or some sort of peaceful tankmates for them. I was thinking of getting some loaches, and was just wondering what anyone else thought. Any suggestions are appreciated.

04-10-2006, 03:21 PM	#2
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,581 User Feedback: (2)	I was never able to keep anything with mine - he killed everything I put in __________________ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

04-10-2006, 04:36 PM	#3
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933 User Feedback: (1)	maybe some nice glass fish, not the kind you buy in the lfs, real glass, made to look like a fish, he might not beat that up to bad lol, i really dont know, no "peaceful" fish would work, your only option is to get something that can take punishment and give it back. and i have no idea what that would be. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

04-10-2006, 07:22 PM	#5
conaquavict Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 33 User Feedback: (0)	Hi rywill, I would refrain from adding loaches to the tank as the JD's will almost certainly terrorise them and probably kill them, A big old common plec or a sailfin gibby may have worked? but i'm not sure as the JD's well have already established their territories in the tank, do you know what sex they are? btw..A green terror or a texas cichlid may have been added to the tank if it had been bigger, but i think your 75g is too small to add another aggressive cichlid. __________________ The Friendly Fish keeping Forum!

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Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,142 User Feedback: (1)	i would not risk the clown loaches... they are also awfully expensive fish to try to put in with a JD. i would think the JD would kill them anyways. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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04-10-2006, 07:13 PM	#4
rywill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Age: 21 Posts: 197 User Feedback: (0)	haha well hmmm glass fish.....lol...i might try and get some clown loaches and see how they do.

04-10-2006, 07:30 PM	#7
rywill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Age: 21 Posts: 197 User Feedback: (0)	yea i dont want another aggressive cichlid as im hoping that these 2 breed.....everyone that has seen them told me they were a pair....when i got them they were already paired off from all the others in the tank, the male is about an inch bigger, much much darker and is alot more colorful. as soon as i get some good pics of the two of them i will post. and i will prolly jus find some pleco to stick in with them

04-10-2006, 07:46 PM	#8
conaquavict Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 33 User Feedback: (0)	Stick with the pair mate,and i hope they pair up and breed for you. __________________ The Friendly Fish keeping Forum!

04-10-2006, 07:56 PM	#9
rywill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Age: 21 Posts: 197 User Feedback: (0)	is there a certain size in which they are mature...or does it vary?...my male is about 4" and the female is about 3-3.5"

04-10-2006, 08:26 PM	#10
conaquavict Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 33 User Feedback: (0)	It varies but usually 5-7" and at a year + __________________ The Friendly Fish keeping Forum!

04-10-2006, 10:00 PM	#11
rywill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Age: 21 Posts: 197 User Feedback: (0)	as soon as i got done posting the last post my female was beating my male with her tail then he started and then they lip-locked for about 2 hours...now they are calm and swimming next to each other. I would like to thank you all for your help.

04-12-2006, 06:40 AM	#12
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100 User Feedback: (0)	i hope you get fry! __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

04-12-2006, 12:13 PM	#13
rywill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Age: 21 Posts: 197 User Feedback: (0)	I have my fingers crossed

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