Jack Dempsey Tank Mates.

[aquacutlure]

The tank a 100 gallon.
The JD will be a Electric Blue Jack Dempsey.
So I think this tank mate list would be good.

1 Black Ghost Knife
1 Royal Pleco
1 Rhino Pleco

 

[GEV83]

What species of royal are you wanting to get? Keep in mind that some get huge so choose wisely. Also Rhino's can be territorial with other pleco's. Driftwood is a must for Panaque and Pterygoplichthys benefit greatly from driftwood. Black Ghost Knife Fish get huge between 16-20" and the JD will prob top off at 10" which is fine for your tank. The only issue I see maybe the Knife fish due to its eventual size. Im sure others will chime in bout your future fish stock. Thats just my 2 cents.

 

[rockhoe14er]

You can put in a green terror instead of two pleco's.

Green Terrors work really well with JD from my experience.

 

[GEV83]

Electric Blues from what I heard and read are way more docile then there regular counterparts so I dont think that would be a good match up. Green Terrors are nice though. I would stick with the pleco's. But then again I love pleco's

 

[rockhoe14er]

from my experience as long as the green terror is of a similar size the aggression shouldn't be too much of a problem.

 

[GEV83]

Cant do that with Electrics though since there weaker genes make them grow alot slower. That why Electrics have to be removed from the spawn since they grow slower are more docile.

 

[rockhoe14er]

ooo alright that's a good point. I didn't know that.

 

[GEV83]

Yup yup. I personally see Electric Blues as nice center piece fish.

 

[nano cichlids]

The tank a 100 gallon.
The JD will be a Electric Blue Jack Dempsey.
So I think this tank mate list would be good.

1 Black Ghost Knife
1 Royal Pleco
1 Rhino Pleco

Everything sounds good to me. Like others have said the BGK will get big just be ready to re house it once it gets to big. Keep the pleco they will be fine and everything sounds great try to get a nice EBJDA from a reputable breeder. A lot of LFS EBJD are weak to much inbreeding. :nono: any way good luck and just post any questions you have!

 

[user_name]

Everything sounds good to me. Like others have said the BGK will get big just be ready to re house it once it gets to big. Keep the pleco they will be fine and everything sounds great try to get a nice EBJDA from a reputable breeder. A lot of LFS EBJD are weak to much inbreeding. :nono: any way good luck and just post any questions you have!

isn't it a conflict of interest when you saw to go to a good breeder and your a breeder?

anyways, why not some pictus catfish, they are awesome bottom dwellers and will fight off any possible attacks by the JD.