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Expertise
I can help you with cichlids, african cichlids, betta fish. I have bred most of them, including the Discus, and Angel Fish, and Rams. I have also bred many african cichlids. I have bred bettas too...well I am a fish nut! I can help you with most diseases, and have experience in setting up a tank. I can tell you tricks on keeping your water alkaline without products. I also speak and write french. I have experience with salt water fish, but would rather not get into that field. Please when writing to me, give me detailed information. The size of your tank, your water chemistry, etc. The more I know, the more I can help you. I cannot guess at what you have, so please give me information and I will do my outmost to help you with any question you ask me. Please do not ask me questions on Goldfish, mollies, platies, and guppies. Lynda

Experience
I have worked in Petshops in the fish department...was Manager in two...and alot of my experience came from my home where I had 26 aquariums from 20 gallons to 200 gallons.

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I have a MSN group but it has nothing to do with fish

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I have finished high school, and went to college, in accounting

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Too many to mention

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Fish - Jack Dempseys

Expert: Lynda - 11/1/2009

Question
Hi

What size tank is good enough for four Electric Blue Jack Jempseys? They are only about 2 inches long but I know they get 8 inches so how big of a Tank should I get for 4 8" inch Electric Blue Jack Dempseys? Also is it a bad idea to put four Jack Dempseys in the same environment together even if the tank is very large and even if they grew up with each other or will they start fighting and tearing each others fins apart when they get older?

Thank you for your time.

Answer
Hi Thomas,
One Jack Dempsey needs a 60 gallon tank all to himself, and bigger is better. He is best kept alone. Two Jack Dempsey would need 120 gallons, and three 180, and so on. They must be kept in a big tank at an early age. When kept in tanks too small for them, their growth is stunted, their internal organs have no room to grow, and they die a horrible death. If you get a bigger tank, nothing guarantees that they will not fight. They have a violent temper which only gets worse with age. I would never recommend keeping more than one in a tank. Even if they grow up together, there will come a day when they won't accept each other, and the strongest one will win. Jack Dempseys are true to their name. They do not call them this for nothing. When you see fish with names like Green Terrors, or Red Devils, you can be sure that these fish are not community tank fish.
Hope this helps.
Lynda

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