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	Jack Dempsey , Pleco in 75Gallon Suitable tank mates, Jack doesnt like Oscars
leongreenway Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 199 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Feb-2005	Hello, My friend has a 75Gallon Tank with a Jack Dempsey and a large Pleco. Up until this Tuesday he had an Oscar. The problem is the Oscar used to start on the JD but always lost. In the end he lost an eye, got all messed up. My friend tried to quarantine him but it was too late. He is gutted but wants another fish. What do you recomend, preferably another Cichlid or good looking robust fish / fishes. Any advice would be cool. Leon
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
freejoe Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 227 Votes: 756 Registered: 20-Aug-2003	Silver dollars do great with Jacks, green terrors or texas would most likley work, make sure you rearrange the tank just before you add the new fish, so the jack can establish a new teritory and dose not go into kill mode soon as the new fish get released The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an bacon and egg breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
gerry123 Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Apr-2005	green terror,texas or why not try another oscar, sometimes with cichlids it can be a personality thing. you never get 100% guarantees that a mix that works in 1 tank will work in another
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	i would go with silver dollars, a green terror, or a texas all these are good tnak mates for a jacky d
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
leongreenway Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 199 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Feb-2005	He's gone for a convict, its well cool. Jack chased what my mate has labelled "the little sea cow" around for a bit, now they seem to mates, if it does kick off little sea cow is far too quick and clever cheers though
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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