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Badgers034 Hobbyist Posts: 59 Kudos: 23 Votes: 4 Registered: 15-Feb-2006	I have a 29 gallon tank. All i want is one cichlid in it. The three i am most interested in is a jack dempsey, oscar, or a convict. Is this at all ossible. I really want either a jack dempsey or an oscar but i will take a convict. All I want is a smart cichlid w/ personality and is aggressive, so I can feed it feeder fish.
Posted 25-Feb-2006 20:40
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	not in a 29 gallon. maybe a pair o convicts, but not JD or oscars.
Posted 25-Feb-2006 20:48
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	Feeder fish arent always a good idea. Most carry diseases and parasites that you dont want in your tank. If you really want to go with feeders I suggest you breed your own. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 25-Feb-2006 21:19
Badgers034 Hobbyist Posts: 59 Kudos: 23 Votes: 4 Registered: 15-Feb-2006	thats what i would do with the feeder fish. But what kind of fish could i get. Are there any other types of cichlids I could put in there? I kind of want a big one, that is smart, aggressive, and will learn to recognize me. P.S. Betta Chris, would it be ok if i only got one oscar or jack dempsey?? Instead of more than one. Because all I want is one big cool fish, preferably not a pair of fish.
Posted 25-Feb-2006 21:31
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	Oscars need 75 gallon minimum for a tank. I dont know much about JD's but I know they get big 10" I think. Really if you want a large cichlid you probably want a bigger tank. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 25-Feb-2006 22:09
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	u have the right idea about the fishes you want, but unfort. these fishes are great pets, but as you can imagine, they are not small fish, and larger tanks are a must for these fish, if you really want a fish like that, i saw a red devil that would be exactly what you looking for, however they are a big fish, and if you can get a 75 + gallon tank, so you have the fish you want.
Posted 25-Feb-2006 22:15
Badgers034 Hobbyist Posts: 59 Kudos: 23 Votes: 4 Registered: 15-Feb-2006	any other small fish that are the same as a red devil?? How about convicts?? they seem kinda mean and the right size for my tank? Please if you have any other suggestions about a smaller MEAN, smart and interesting fish, please reply.
Posted 25-Feb-2006 22:48
bmcelfresh Hobbyist Posts: 77 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	We had an oscar in a 75gl with a jack dempsey. The oscar grew so much quicker than the other and then started to run the tank. The final straw for me with the oscar was when it drew blood when I fed her one day. I would not mix them because the oscar takes over the tank very fast. If you want a fish with "killer" personality get the oscar, but would think real hard about tankmates. Barb
Posted 26-Feb-2006 17:41
Sin in Style Mega Fish Posts: 1323 Kudos: 1119 Votes: 165 Registered: 03-Dec-2003	small and mean. well this depends on your definition of mean. i have a tank of Multi shelldwellers that are 1inch to 1.5inches. there is a movie with a colony of these fish attaching a croc passing through their territory. they protect thier young as a group. convicts arnt really mean unless breeding but i suppose if you think about it thats pretty much allways lol. how about one of those pencilfish. they are really long and thin and take out fish twice their width. have a bunch of teeth ect lol.
Posted 26-Feb-2006 19:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Mean does not not necessarily equal personality (recognizing you etc). there is a movie with a colony of these fish attaching a croc passing through their territory There's a video at Cichlid-Forum.com of an occie attacking a gravel vac, really funny Please don't try to put these large fish in a small tank simply for entertainment purposes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Feb-2006 21:12
Badgers034 Hobbyist Posts: 59 Kudos: 23 Votes: 4 Registered: 15-Feb-2006	yea i know wut u mean about big ifsh for entertainment. Im just going to make it a community tank.
Posted 27-Feb-2006 03:57
napower05 Hobbyist Posts: 88 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Oct-2004	personally i think one Jack dempsey would be fine in 29 gallon.... I have a pair of them in my 40 breeder and they have been great pets....i had them almost 2 years and the male is about 10inches and the female is about 6 or 7 very nice fish...but if you do put just one in there you are going to have keep up on your water changes etc. Another interseting cichlid is the Firemouth they get about 6inches there pretty cool you could maybe do a pair of them.
Posted 05-Mar-2006 23:30


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