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Jag is about 2-3+ years old, oscar is roughly a year. Any ideas? I'm really curious. oscar: https://gfycat.com/DefinitiveZestyLangur managuensis: https://gfycat.com/UltimateDimpledAquaticleech

https://gfycat.com/HeftyComposedAfricanparadiseflycatcher I know for sure the 3 larger are males, as I've had them for a while now, but the smallest is the one in question. I got it about 5 months ago at maybe 2 3/4 inches. It's just under 4" now. I bought it thinking it was a male, but as...

A single Red Devil/Midas or Oscar in a 75g would be fine. They get large, are very curious of their surroundings (inside and outside the tank), and will "eat goldfish" for your amusement. I wouldn't recommend doing that so often though, or at all. They offer nothing in terms of nutrition and can...

I'd disagree with american cichlids. It's usually okay for africans, but americans are a lot more territorial. Africans will chase in an overstocked tank, americans will kill until theyre comfortable with it's inhabitants, which could results in just 3 fish left or none.

What size tank are these all in? JDs being light tends to mean they are stressed, probably from all those other aggressive african cichlids in there. I added a 7" JD to a tank with a smaller 5" male. He lightened up after his flaring had no effect on the larger, and after a few days once the 5"...

If he's spitting it out it sounds like he's just picky. Keep feeding and once he gets hungry enough he'll start to eat. I had to do that with a stubborn flowerhorn that wanted only bloodworms. Took almost 2 weeks before she started to chew and swallow pellets. After 2+ weeks if he still isn't...

Should be fine. They tend to stop at 8", and that takes years. Smaller fish that can take aggression but wont challenge the JD, such as a convict or firemouth would be ok. I kept mine with a firemouth and convict for a while. JD was the boss. Anything similar sized or larger will create...

Yeah, sorry about that. I couldn't get any good shots (he wouldnt stop moving) so I just recorded a 10 second clip and uploaded it to a .gif site.

https://gfycat.com/UnhealthyMilkyCooter Does that work? It's a compressed .gif not a picture, maybe I had to add the /link tags. It's in a 40g for now, and about 3-4 inches. Should give me enough time to get a 55 if/when need be.

My "Elite" glass 55g is 49x13x18. I was surprised by it's odd dimensions as well. Most 55s are 48x12x21. I didn't mind it though, I'll take the extra inch in depth over 3 inches in height that won't be used as often anyway. 50 breeder will kind of limit you, but a 50g that is 4' will open up a...

High 70s keeps them healthy and active. Lower 70s seem to cause them to mellow out a bunch, pretty much becoming lethargic. 76-79 would be great.

https://gfycat.com/UnhealthyMilkyCooter After losing my flowerhorn about a month ago, I decided it was time to finally move on. I've learned from my mistakes (lights will go on everyday, no more skipping 1-2 days a week feeding, lid has virtually no way to jump out, not teaching it to jump...

Yeah, she should be fine in a 30g for a while. They definitely are slow growers, and the females average 5-7", with the rare 8"+ monster. As for her health, I'd think she's fine. It's probably just the bright gravel causing her to lighten up.

I have just barely enough pea gravel sized substrate to cover the bottom glass for my Dempseys. I'd say it's about 1/2". My largest one likes to dig craters around the tank, so it doesn't really matter.

Looks female, and looks like she's on some very brightly colored gravel. Cichlids will change colors depending on the color of substrate and their surroundings. Is she alone? What size tank? Is there anything she's doing that look like she's sick?