Can I Add One?

[jameshiggins]

i currently have a jack dempsey 2 green terrors and a firemouth, do u think a largeish plec of somesort would mi ok with them?

thanks

james

 

[Davo86]

i currently have a jack dempsey 2 green terrors and a firemouth, do u think a largeish plec of somesort would mi ok with them?

thanks

james

Hey James
firstly what are the dimensions of your tank?

Plecs are usually fine with new world cichlids however i would be more worried about your 2 Green Terrors, I would be guessing that your fish are still juveniles as i haven't yet come across two mature GTs (that weren't a pair) that would tolerate each other.
Mature Green Terrors are highly aggressive so you may need to be prepared to reshuffle your stocking as some point in the future.

 

[jameshiggins]

hi there the sizes are 48x18x12 one of the gt's seems to bully the other. i was told by my lfs that haveing 2 would cause less problems obiously they just wanted my money . may be i need to get rid of the bullyed one.

 

[bluetrane2028]

I wouldn't get a pleco, they can be measured in feet as adults... and your tank might not be big enough for what you have already!

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Only looks like a 50 or 55 gallon, I would be a little bit worried about aggression at the moment. Even when you remove the other terror, you might need to be careful. Common plecos are normally recommended for a tank 75 gallons and bigger. You might want to look into something that max out a little bit smaller.

 

[rmcder]

I'm guessing that all these guys are currently pretty small? A full grown gt will be cramped in a 55g. A full grown jd will want a 55g all to itself. The firemouth can't hang with that crowd when they grow out. Common pleco gets too big (as others have noted). I would definitely lose the one gt, keep my eye on the fm cause it's going to need to be rescued shortly, and I wouldn't add anything that's going to get big (a bushy-nosed plec would be ok). Basically, I'd be looking to move things OUT, not in.

 

[jameshiggins]

I'm guessing that all these guys are currently pretty small? A full grown gt will be cramped in a 55g. A full grown jd will want a 55g all to itself. The firemouth can't hang with that crowd when they grow out. Common pleco gets too big (as others have noted). I would definitely lose the one gt, keep my eye on the fm cause it's going to need to be rescued shortly, and I wouldn't add anything that's going to get big (a bushy-nosed plec would be ok). Basically, I'd be looking to move things OUT, not in.

yeah there pretty small atm, firemouths seen to grt on great with all others i realise this may change as they get bigge. decided against gettin plec soon upgrading to a 6ft.

just fort id keep u posted

thank you all for your help and advise