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	Jewels Attack!
larry c Hobbyist Posts: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Mar-2004	I have not been able to keep any pleco, algae eaters or cory cats in my Jewel cichlid tank. They constantly pick at these guys until they die. Has anyone got any comments or ideas?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	Jewels are quite aggressive!! Of course you can't keep them with cories!! They are NOT community fish!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Would a syndontis work ? They work in mbuna tanks I think, and mbunas are pretty aggresive cichlids sometimes. Or can try one from same locale as the jewel.. The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Natedog1227 Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 59 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Mar-2004	When I had my jewel tank I had two common plecos in the tank and the jewels never attacked. I now have BN with my jewels and the same thing the never attack. One of my BN is only 1.5" Natedog
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
oscar_man Hobbyist Posts: 83 Kudos: 62 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	hey dude if u want an algae eater get a trewavasae i have them with my jewels and the trevs eat the algae but don't get them 2 big they grw fast and aggressive after a few days your fish will seettle in fine
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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