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	JD in a 55 gal?
agent_orange Enthusiast Posts: 165 Kudos: 77 Votes: 31 Registered: 05-Dec-2002	The cookie cutter 55 gallon link listed a pair of jack dempseys. Would this work out? I am planning on getting a 55 gallon tank and was leaning on a pair of blue acaras, but if a pair of JD's would work I might do that. I know that they get to about 10 inches, so I'm kinda skeptical about them in a 55 gallon. The only other tankmate would be some sort of bottom feeder, possibly a bn. So what do you guys and girls think? What does that mean, Bob? "Till the cows come home." Where have the cows been?
Posted 02-Apr-2007 20:40
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Well you could certainly keep a pair alive in a 55 with decent filtration while they are comparatively young, For truly humane care, and enough decor to keep them mentally stimulated and not just focused on fighting or being territorial you might wanna go for a 75 plus. If you want a plec in there with them youll need enough decor for it to be able to hide , it might get persecuted in smaller sized tanks, and you dont want to sacrifice too much swimming room. It could work, but go bigger if you can. Dempseys are nicer display fish than blue acaras, but they can be meaner too.
Posted 03-Apr-2007 00:21


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