can i put these fish in my 55 gallon tank

[hittchris]

can i put 1 gt,2 convicts,and a jack dempsey in my 55 gallon tank without overcrowding and fights to the deat

[fish-eyed-fool]

I'm not expert on the matter, but I do think that you will have problems with these fish together. Probably not at first, but once the GT and Jack start getting bigger, they'll require more space, and will probably kill the convicts first, and then fight each other. However, every situation is unique, so it might work out fine.

Here's an example:
I have a 44g with 2 Jacks. One is 3.5" and one is 1.5". The bigger one is already attacking the small one. When I got them, they were very close to the same size and no fight occurred. The one just exploded in size and he became more aggressive. I'm trying to make arrangement to give the small one away before his demise.

[Rex Karr]

[quote:9d4c08f522="hittchris"]can i put 1 gt,2 convicts,and a jack dempsey in my 55 gallon tank without overcrowding and fights to the deat[/quote:9d4c08f522]

It could go either way. If all the fish are bought very small, and are females, it could work. If the fish are all put in there at a good size, or if the convicts breed, or if several of the fish are males, you could have a disaster. If these are the only cichlids that interest you, your best chance is a female Jack or Green Terror, 2 female Convicts, and several other fish to take the cichlids attention away from each other. Clown loaches, Silver dollars, Barbs, and Plecos are good for this.

Rex

[hittchris]

i posted those messages the day before i bough mytank. i went to tore to buy a new tank when a guy in th store offered me a 69 gallon(odd size) for 50 bucks so i bought.now im curently setting up my tank and letting it cycle.