Jewel Cichlid Tank Question

[AsShrimpleAsThat]

My brother is going to give me a pair of Jewel cichlids that aren't working out in his tank but before I get them I want to clear a few things up.

#1
Will Jewel Cichlids eat plants, specifically dwarf subulata?

#2
Will they be fine in a 10gal temporarily?

#3
Are there any good tank mates for them?

 

[A201]

# 1 - No
# 2 - probably not

# 3 - Jewels are very territorial towards conspecific males. Only one Jewel male per tank.
Tankmates: Big Tetras & Barbs, Plecos, Synodontis Catfish, mid sized boisterous Cichlids.

A 40 gallon tank would be a good size for a mated pair with appropriate tankmates.

A 29 gallon might work for a mated pair.

It's been quite a while since I kept Jewels. They are really cool Cichlids & aren't quite as bad as their reputation indicates.

 

[AsShrimpleAsThat]

# 1 - No
# 2 - probably not

# 3 - Jewels are very territorial towards conspecific males. Only one Jewel male per tank.
Tankmates: Big Tetras & Barbs, Plecos, Synodontis Catfish, mid sized boisterous Cichlids.

A 40 gallon tank would be a good size for a mated pair with appropriate tankmates.

A 29 gallon might work for a mated pair.

It's been quite a while since I kept Jewels. They are really cool Cichlids & aren't quite as bad as their reputation indicates.

Thank you!

 

[chromedome52]

There are species of Jewels that are much less aggressive than the common Rubricatochromis guttatus, which is extremely aggressive for this group. R. cristatus is hard to find, but it is actually rather shy. Known as the Forest Jewel, it is also one of the smaller species.

They may not eat plants, but common Jewels will tear them up. If they are still small (under 2 inches) they might be okay in a 10 very temporarily, but certainly no tankmates.

 

[Sewerrat]

Would keep jewels in a species only personally. Not sure if they'll eat plants but they like to dig ime and I'd expect them to uproot them.

 

[DaveKS]

My brother is going to give me a pair of Jewel cichlids that aren't working out in his tank but before I get them I want to clear a few things up.

#1
Will Jewel Cichlids eat plants, specifically dwarf subulata?

#2
Will they be fine in a 10gal temporarily?

#3
Are there any good tank mates for them?

Never kept them personally so no advice. But darn that is an awesome fish. .