125or150g new cichlids

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Im getting a new tank soon gosh it seems im always spending money on these fish anyways
I have decided to get a new tank a 125 or 150 one question on that would the 25gallons make much more of a difference also so far teh only fish ill be transferring to the new tank is my GT and ive been looking around and I liked the looks of the jag's would there need 2 be two or would one be fine also i saw a really kewl looking red devil at my lfs but he was really big would that be fine in a 125 or 150.
If I had a GT a jag and RD would there be room for any more fish and ive also really like some of the bigger species of catfish ive seen like a red tail would that be to big.

Thnx alot:laugh:
 
If you combine all those cichlids together, there will be fight. And your GT will not survive.

GT gets about 9-10" big full grown.
RD gets 12-14" (I think)
Jag can be bigger than RD.

So...I guess this helps you to understand 125g tank will not be enough for these 3. Also, GT's temperament can't even match up with RD and Jag. IMO, Jag is more aggressive than RD.

I think you should think about what fish you really wanna add before you decide. If you plan on keeping GT, I'll suggest no RD and Jag.
 
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well scratch the red devil then but how big of a tank do u need for a jag and is there any tankmate that would be compatiable with it like a texas cichlid
 
thnx for that website i guess im gonna be looking at some different kind of fish lol thnx for the info
 
jaguars are not good large cichlids to be mixing with other fish as they are true predators but there are literally hundreds of others.


since you are making the investment in a larger tank you might be willing to spend that extra to get something special.

check out the gallery at www.tangledupincichlids.com

they can get you just about anything cichlid. there are many fish on that list that i want so bad.

if you find one you want grab its name off the page and go to

www.fishbase.org and put in the name in the appropriate boxes (if you need help ask here)

or just come here for details and well do our best heh.

if you are going to stick with the GT then fish like jack dempseys texas a large oscar, convicts would work well.

if you wanted the Jaguar then you are going to need to work with a diffrent class of fish. Red devils, red terrors, vieja bifastium to name a few. just make sure you get them all as young as you can and put in tons of rocks and drift wood for hiding places. when you introduce them either do it all at once or when you at a new one re arange the tank so the territories are broken up. that will give you the best chance of keeping them alive.
 
ok ive been here before and i just couldnt remember the website name these fish are reall y nice(i think ill just sell the gt back to the lfs) so are u saying that a Jag and maybe one or 2 other fish would fit in a 150 or that i should get a little bit bigger of a tank say a 200 and then i could? ok and here are some fishi saw i liked
the Caquetaia spectabile, Caquetaia umbriferus, Heros efasciatus, Vieja regani those are some I really liked so would those be not aggresive enough or would they be fine?
 
I also forgot to add if u have any more suggestions on fish that i should look at they would be appreciated
 
Uhmm....umbie? That guy is big. Bigger than Jag. And it is very aggressive. More aggressive than Jag.

I'm not very familiar with Spectabile. Maybe more experience cichlids keepers can anser that. Or you can find out from Jeff Rapps. As for the Severum...it is like any severum. Not aggressive, IMO.
 
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