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smnst Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 92 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Feb-2003 | What do you think is a good number of giant danios to keep in a 55 gallon with a jack dempsey and a convict? I wanted 6 or 7 but would like to know what you think. |
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mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004   | if the jack dempsey is big enough, imagine the giant danios as being tasty chicken nuggets. mcdonalds sells them in quantities of six, so i would stick with that. |
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| smnst Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 92 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Feb-2003 | The giant danios and the jack dempsey are both about 3.5 inches, so I don't see them being a snack any time soon. I have four danios and wondered if i could add 2 or 3 more to make them feel a little more comfortable. |
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sirbooks        Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004  | If you're sure that they won't be eaten, I'd add at least two more. Danios are schooling fish, I believe, and like to be kept in good-sized groups. I still question the wisdom of having danios with a jack dempsey and a convict, but if the cichlids are both small, it should be fine for a while.  |
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terranova  Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003  | Yes, Giant Danios are schooling fish Nick  Very pretty too, they get some nice shimmering action going on as they glide around. There is a possibly they could be eaten though...giant danios grow to a couple inches long (max out around 3.5"/4" I believe) but they are often sold a lot smaller. Be careful...-Formerly known as the Ferretfish |
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| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Giant danios can reach a maximum length of six inches. Definitely big enough to house with dempseys. In fact, they are often recommended as dither fish for many of the more aggressive CA cichlids. Mine did fine with my convict pair. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 17-Oct-2004 01:11 |
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