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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Accepting Free Fish
I'm new here so I hope you will bear with me.
I have a 55 gal tank with a bunch of Tetras, a Pleco, and two Angelfish. I've wanted to add more and now I've got a chance to pick up a 9" Jack Dempsey, another cichlid 3-4", electric yellow, and another large Pleco. These are all free.
I'm considering putting my Tetras in a 20 long I've just set up and taking these others. Would this be a good or bad idea? My 55 gal tank has amazon sword plants and has been doing pretty well lately.
What do you think? Am I nuts? I've been planning to try to breed the Angels but if I get these new fish I won't.
Suggestions?
Jim | 
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| sounds good but you wont be able to put your tretras and angels in with them | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| 2 plecs in a 55 gal will way overload you...and the african cichlid aka electric yellow, cant go in with the rest as they are a species only kinda fish...but otherwise, you would be ok depending on what that 3-4 inch cichlid is  | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnie  2 plecs in a 55 gal will way overload you...and the african cichlid aka electric yellow, cant go in with the rest as they are a species only kinda fish...but otherwise, you would be ok depending on what that 3-4 inch cichlid is | ive seen it done where african cichlid and Dempsey get along fine. as long as you have ornaments and plants to divide territory | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by katetnies ive seen it done where african cichlid and Dempsey get along fine. as long as you have ornaments and plants to divide territory | their requirements are two different for them to be in the same tank ..at least IMO ... | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Im with shawnie there, african cichlids like hard alakaline water where as jack dempseys like softer more acidic water | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| So, you're saying that the Angels and the Jack Dempsey and the African cichlid shouldn't be together? Aren't they all cichlids?
Oh, and I won't put both plecos together... although I don't know where I'll put them! | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| jacks and angels are SA cichlids where as the yellow is an african cichlid..if you google each, you can see they arent compatable in the same tank  | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| They shouldn't be together because the electric yellow needs hard, alkaline water and the angels need soft water. The Jack Dempsey and the electric yellow might eat or injure your other fish, as they are aggressive, solitary fish. | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| In a 55 gal. I would keep the JD by itself, they are large, aggressive fish.
I also agree, africans should be kept in a species tank only. | 
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I have angels with my jd's ...but its a 75 gal ... | |
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March 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| i wouldn't add those fish to your tank, IMO just one JD has enough waste to be kept in a 55 as a single. the african cichlids will probably terrorize everyone but the JD, and they all have different water requirements. | |
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March 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Thank you all. I appreciate the input... now to figure out what to do... | |
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March 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Try to take what you can't keep to your LFS as a trade in for store credit. They're usually more than happy to relieve you of fish. | |
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