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monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Edited by monkeyboy I'm about to move my 5inch jack dempsey into his own 55g tank. he was in another 55g with a 4 1/2in flower horn and a 4 inch pictus cat.. well the pictus is staying with the FH. and i'm trying to find ideas of a bottom dweller that would work with the JD. he is showing some aggression right now, but only to the FH, not to the pictus. it is going to have caves and some plants. anybody got any ideas? myself, i'm thinking about getting another pictus and putting it in there with him. or maybe a rainbow shark Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 06-May-2007 13:04
Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	If the Jack Dempsey is all right with a pictus, then that would be a good start in terms of compatibility risks. I think a raphael catfish would also work well, and it would enjoy the caves very much while being able to hold off the Jack Dempsey if it gets aggressive. I'm not 100% sure how a rainbow shark would fare, though, given how it would occupy the same level of the tank as the Jack Dempsey.
Posted 06-May-2007 17:37
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	A rainbow shark would probably annoy the dempsey with its swimming about in its territory and consequently get maimed. Dempseys are a bit violent even for most smooth skinned catfish. Pictus might end up on the beaten up list eventually too. Raphaels are a much better choice.They probably wont interact at all with the dempseys, and with razor spines, armour and vibration defenses, the dempsey will be reluctant to bite them, and wont do much damage even if it does.
Posted 06-May-2007 19:41
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	I'll have to watch around for them. The thank their going in is being setup and going threw the fishless cycle stage. so few more weeks i'll start looking Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 06-May-2007 20:42


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