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Just a warning; after the 3" mark, there is ANOTHER barrier at about 6". I lost three of them over the years when they reached that size, and I've heard of others who had the same experience.

Genetics, but you've got the figures slightly wrong... Expressing the ebjd outcome requires two recessive genes be in combination. Here's the deal: Each bgjd has one dominant gene and one recessive; call them B and b. Now pair up all the combinations possible if each contributes one gene to...

Wow; what stunners!

Even without the pictures I would have guessed that... A convict will mate with ANYTHING! :rofl:

Two things... Firstly, GTs tend to get nastier as they mature; about 8" seems to be the point at which things can change... BUT... each fish is an individual. Secondly, what most people own are saums, either white or gold. The original Green Terror is available, but is pretty rare in the...

There's no way to know. Blue-gene JDs look like any other kind of JD.

I assume you mean the 25% ebjd fry the cross produced? The rest of the fry are 50% bgjd and 25% jd with no way to identify which are which. That makes selling them difficult, since you don't want bgjds getting out into the jd gene pool. You pretty much have to cull that 75%. Have you sorted...

Yes, it's probably a bad thing. That's standard behavior when they're having problems. The fact that he's taking the food indicates that he wants to eat. The fact that he's spitting it out indicates an issue with his digestive system. Did you try Jungle Parasite Clear?

Did he ever eat for you? Does he spit out food after mouthing it? You're not overreacting; ebjds are prone to intestinal parasites, and a non-feeding ebjd is a very bad sign. I would consider returning him and asking for a refund, because it's possible he won't survive. Your alternative is...

Personal opinion... GTs get pretty long, they're deep-bodied, and they're also thick. As I said, a female would most likely be ok, but, for me, a male is just too big to be comfortable in a 55g. As far as "you could easily put a pair of Green Terrors in a 55g along with a few dithers and...

Can a gt live in a 55? Yes. Will he have enough room? Probably not. Unless it's a HER!

You're asking a lot; you want several cichlids to share a tank peacefully, and you want a variety of colors. It's a 75g, so you can't go too big. If you can tolerate a mixture of SA and CA, you can try Honduran red points for blue, multispinosa for yellow (and there is an orange variant as...

Can be very nasty, and the males get big enough to clear out a 55g (kill everything inside). I have a 4" female that chased three 6" electric blue jack dempseys and three 6" clown loach into the far corner of a 75 and wouldn't let them out.

I think the male (nic) might find the tank a little confining when he grows out. Had to look up the other fish... West Africa... Really beautiful! Dietary issues? Most Africans can't tolerate high protein diets, and the nics are going to need that. Also, the nics are going to get a lot...

The deal looks ok... The 75g looks like it'll be way overstocked as the fish grow out. Short term (year?), you might get away with it if the fish are juvis. Also, you haven't indicated whether or not you will be getting same-sex firemouth, and you SURELY don't want something breeding in...

Convicts would breed with plants and rocks if they could figure out how to do it. :)

Small correction... You can also breed BGJDs together. This produces 25% EBJD offspring. The advantage of your path (which is the USUAL one) is that it produces 50% EBJD offspring. The advantage of the other path is that it MAY introduce stronger genetics over time, as the inbreeding of...

I would say the acara, but only because I think that a hrp might end up breeding with the cutteri if you ended up with opposite sexes. I'm too lazy to double-check, but I think they are both cryptoheros?

Loaches shouldn't become "targets". Ime, they're pretty much ignored, and the feeling is mutual.

Also, the prevailing theory is that the infestaton spreads by healthy fish mouthing the poop of infected fish, so you need to keep the bottom (and water itself) CLEAN!