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Post by angel on Apr 19, 2009 20:25:06 GMT -6
So Dennis got two females when it was supposed to be male and female and now the bigger female is chasing the smaller female aggressively. Do two female jacks normally fight? Should we separate them?
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Post by jgentry on Apr 20, 2009 6:27:57 GMT -6
Pretty much any CA cichlids will fight that are not a pair to some extent (they still fight some if they are a pair). JD's are not terribly aggressive, but depending on how big your tank is it might not be big enough for 2 of them to establish there own territories. If this is the case the dominate one will make the other ones life miserable or end up eventually killing it.
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Post by angel on Apr 20, 2009 6:30:12 GMT -6
Moved the newest of the new girls til we get them in a bigger home together. Don't want anyone dead.
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Post by horton44 on Apr 20, 2009 7:54:49 GMT -6
Do you have a male also or just 2 females.
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Post by angel on Apr 20, 2009 7:56:49 GMT -6
We have only the two females. We're in need of a male.
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Post by horton44 on Apr 20, 2009 8:00:45 GMT -6
I don't know if I want to do south american or african- I want color and lots of fish- I am looking to get a 125 on craigslist, but I am not sure what I want to put in it. I know you can mix a bunch of africans, but can you do the same with SA?
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Post by angel on Apr 20, 2009 8:08:53 GMT -6
Africans, imo, are easier to mix. But jgentry and titansfever83 are CA/SA experts and can probably say what will mix well.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 20, 2009 20:07:04 GMT -6
If you want a bunch of colorfull fish go with africans. SA/CA fish require lots of territorial space and unlike africans adding more doesn't help spread the aggression. From what you described that you want I don't think SA/CA cichlids would make you happy.
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Post by angel on Apr 20, 2009 20:30:00 GMT -6
Great advice, jgentry. It's clear that putting more in a SA/CA tank doesn't promote harmony. It's constant incorrect guessing with ours. The Africans have been fairly easy compared to them.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 21, 2009 6:17:22 GMT -6
Great advice, jgentry. It's clear that putting more in a SA/CA tank doesn't promote harmony. It's constant incorrect guessing with ours. The Africans have been fairly easy compared to them. Don't worry angel. SA/CA cichlids can be a little confusing at first. Unlike some other fish just because they are from the same area doesn't mean they get along. You will learn what fish are on the same aggression levels pretty quickly. You just have to be able to provide territories for each fish and try to match aggression levels so no one fish in the tank cannot hold it's own. Even then you sometimes have to remove a fish. Every fish is a little different so sometimes the best thought out plans don't work. Unfortunately sometimes they just need space. Which means a big tank. Even with a big tank there are a few CA species that have to be kept as a mated pair or alone though. |
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Post by angel on Apr 21, 2009 7:49:30 GMT -6
Africans are for the most part still my favorites. Dennis likes New Worlds better and I wanted him to get the dwarfs because of all the color but he likes what he likes and some of them are really cool.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 21, 2009 8:02:40 GMT -6
Africans have the great colors and you can keep a lot of them in a tank. SA/CA can still have great color, but usually not like some africans. What SA/CA have is loads of personality and interaction plus they are mostly pretty large and that is what generally draws people to them. Plus they have cool sounding common names like jack dempsey, green terror, red devil, convict, ect.
If you run into any stocking issues on you SA/CA stuff just let me know. I'll help were I can. There's a lot of stuff I haven't kept, but my brain is filled with pointless fish info (so my wife says at least). So I know something about most of them.
Did you find a male JD yet?
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Post by angel on Apr 21, 2009 8:09:16 GMT -6
No I haven't. Didn't get to the Critter yesterday--between grandkids and work there was no chance. Today, if braincandie doesn't find he has a boy or someone else doesn't mention having one. I'd rather buy from a forum member first, but the Critter is good.
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Post by angel on May 8, 2009 18:45:55 GMT -6
The girls -- and boys -- are all together now in the 125G and two paired up right away. The other two did not--one hangs around the upper levels of the tank and the other sits under a structure constantly. The thing is, I had hoped the girls would eat better in the bigger tank and the boys are voracious but the girls still are not visibly eating. The one won't come out long enough. A bloodworm floated into her space and she ate that but one bloodworm? She's huge! The even bigger one guards the food so her man can eat but she doesn't. What's up with that? And what could I entice the girls with to eat?
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Post by jgentry on May 8, 2009 20:53:58 GMT -6
Adult female jacks are notorious for hunger strikes. Especially after a tank change or move. Frozen krill will get them eating if nothing else will. They love krill.
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