I'm putting together a 55gal for a Jack Dempsey, and a Salvini. Figured a catfish would go nicely. So here I am.
I was thinking a school of 3 pictus cats, or 1 Four-lined Pimodella. My main concern is waste production. Would one large 4 line be as much as 3 pictus?
Are the 4 line schooling?
Suggestions?
Four-lined Pimodella or Pictus
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I truly wonder if any catfish will be happy with a Jack Dempsey around....
With regard to your dilemma: you'd better choose the 4-lined instead of the pictus. Pictus are too fragile for that set up imo. Take one larger 4-lined (it does school when young, but later on it seems quite happy by itself) and see how things work out. Don't forget to provide hiding places.
With regard to your dilemma: you'd better choose the 4-lined instead of the pictus. Pictus are too fragile for that set up imo. Take one larger 4-lined (it does school when young, but later on it seems quite happy by itself) and see how things work out. Don't forget to provide hiding places.
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I would normally agree, but i have found it does depend very much on the individual, I have an adult Jack Dempsey residing in a tank (for over a year) with many cats, my particular Dempsey is rather peaceful and i have never once seen him cause any trouble to the cats.Marc van Arc wrote:I truly wonder if any catfish will be happy with a Jack Dempsey around....
I would agree on the four-lined pim, they are very active, and perfectly happy on their own when they get larger, but the key to even trying a Jack Dempsey and pims together is providing a lot of hiding places, and i mean more than 3 or 4 hiding places. With plenty of cover and a calm Dempsey you might be ok however as i said before it very much depends on the character of the fish.
I agree with Marc van Arc regarding the pictus, they would be far too fragile for a tank with a Jack Dempsey. But be ready to remove either the cat or the Dempsey in case trouble happens
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I can only agree.
I have a pair of Jacks which does not couse any trouble. In fact, I have a pimelodus cf clarias together with Parachromis fridrichstalli, a combination I would not advise anybody, but these Parachromis do not breed, or ficht, or threaten anyone. I even suspect them to dislike fish.
However, knowing what a normal Parachromis would do with a Pimelodus (imagine a very angry fisher)this is not an example
I have a pair of Jacks which does not couse any trouble. In fact, I have a pimelodus cf clarias together with Parachromis fridrichstalli, a combination I would not advise anybody, but these Parachromis do not breed, or ficht, or threaten anyone. I even suspect them to dislike fish.
However, knowing what a normal Parachromis would do with a Pimelodus (imagine a very angry fisher)this is not an example