new pics of jewels and texas

i was thinking that i could put the texas in my 55 alone. but now with that info maybe not. i should be shopping for multiple tanks. wont that be fun. :D :D . i always love going shopping for my fish friends. now to buy them a new home. or two maybe three.
 
No wonder the fish in that 29g tank being killed. That tank is too small to even house a 6" Texas. Texas is aggressive.

75g is an ideal tank for single texas. If need to house with another fish in that tank, need a bigger one. Heck! Texas even kill their own mate, which happened to one of the members in MoJo's forum. His texas male killed the female even they have successfully bred.

Texas cichlid grows fast if taken care of properly no mater what kind of tank that fish is in.
 
My Texas is about 5 years old now...she grew up in my 75 gallon tank with a male firemouth and a gold/pink Jack Dempsey and a pleco...got them when they were less than an inch each...they were fine together for the first couple of years, then the Texas decided she was going to start laying eggs without a mate, and went nuts on the other fish, beating them up untill they got sick and died...so that's why she gets the chump 29 gallon tank...I liked the other 2 fish, particularly the gold JD much more than her...
 
just a question...if you were so upset with her why didnt you get rid of her instead of putting her in a small aquarium? it just seems like that would be the right thing to do. or find adequet housing for her. just a thought. i really dont want to offend anyone because everyone has been so helpful to me. so im sorry. i just think that i need to find better housing as quick as i can. they are very small right now. but i dont want them to be unhappy. no bigger than an inch and a half tops.
 
she's happy

I don't think my Texas is an unhappy fish...has plenty of room all to herself...she's a 6" fish, man, 29 gallons seems like plenty to me if she needs to live alone...I can see where a 10-12" Oscar or Midas cichlid would be absurd to keep alone in a 29 gal, 36" long tank...she has plenty of plastic plants and gravel to re-arrange constantly...she loves to dance around and beg for me to feed her...for some reason she hates my wife, and whenever she comes in the room, she tries to attack her through the glass...it's not that I hate the fish, just that she was my least favorite of my original 3 cichlids...
 
i am really sorry if i offended you. i have been keeping fish for years and by far not an expert. they talk about things on here i have never heard of before. but this is a really helpful place to find out just about anything you need to know.
 
a jack dempsey should be fine in a 55 gallon for a long time. They dont get quite as big as oscars etc. Just keep an eye on him and if he is brushing the front and the back of the tank when he tries to turn round then you need to upgrade! :)


all though if you are really looking forward to shopping for those tanks ignore what I just said, he doesnt need just a 55 he needs a 240 gallon with lots of fishy friends and big fancy filters and huge lights and diamonds for gravel *nod*


that should keep you shopping for a bit! :D :D
 
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