Jewel (Juvenile) with Dwarf Puff?

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Jewel (Juvenile) with Dwarf Puff?

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Ok, I've been oogling a jew cichlid at work. He is the most beautiful specimin I have ever seen, clearish strawberry red with neon blue spots. He is only about 1.5 inches long too! I have him on hold, but I don't know of any where to put him after some Q/T time. Only tank I can think of is with my dwarf and clown pleco in their spacious 30 long. The tank is heavily planted, and has drift wood etc. Just wanted to know if a pair of jewels or a single male would be fine with a dwarf.
<80 gal> 2 GSPs & a Ceylon!
<75 gal> 3 Figure 8s & 1 Butterlfy Goby
<75 gal> *Empty*
<55 gal> 3 Gymnothorax polyuranodon (FW eel)
<30 long> Pair of Lorteti's & Irrubesco's, 1 DP, Endlers Livebearers, Clown Pleco, Royal Pleco, 2 Bumblebee Cats
<20 long> 4 Flounders
<4 gal> 2 Sparkling Gouramis & 3 ottos heavily planted

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IME, juvenile Jewels are not bad; but once sexual maturity hits they are species only for me, or solitary in adjacent tanks until ready to breed. They are well named, aren't they?
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Post by Tihsho »

Very well named. So would you think the jewel would be fine with the puff for a while?
<80 gal> 2 GSPs & a Ceylon!
<75 gal> 3 Figure 8s & 1 Butterlfy Goby
<75 gal> *Empty*
<55 gal> 3 Gymnothorax polyuranodon (FW eel)
<30 long> Pair of Lorteti's & Irrubesco's, 1 DP, Endlers Livebearers, Clown Pleco, Royal Pleco, 2 Bumblebee Cats
<20 long> 4 Flounders
<4 gal> 2 Sparkling Gouramis & 3 ottos heavily planted

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Until it starts developing hormones - either gender. Do watch that there is no food competition.
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Post by Tihsho »

Theres noe problem there. The cichlid only eats spectrum pellets and barly goes for live food. The puff only goes for live food, lol.
<80 gal> 2 GSPs & a Ceylon!
<75 gal> 3 Figure 8s & 1 Butterlfy Goby
<75 gal> *Empty*
<55 gal> 3 Gymnothorax polyuranodon (FW eel)
<30 long> Pair of Lorteti's & Irrubesco's, 1 DP, Endlers Livebearers, Clown Pleco, Royal Pleco, 2 Bumblebee Cats
<20 long> 4 Flounders
<4 gal> 2 Sparkling Gouramis & 3 ottos heavily planted

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