Im Starting A New Tank And Hav A Few Questions

[terrorist_124]

i have a 65g tank that im going to stock with jack dempseys.
and i hav a few questions
How many will i be able to fit?
what else can i put in there with them?
once they r older will they get very territorial to the point that they will attack even my hand while i put in a decoration?

thanx every1
(i wouldnt know what to do without this site)

 

[juanveldez]

once the JDs decide to pair off that tank is only going to have enough room for a pair. but they wont be so territorial that you can't stick your hand in the tank unless they are guarding fry and even then JD bites don't really hurt that bad. trust me my JD mistakes my fingers for food all the time. and its really more of a shock than pain.

 

[demonmagus]

lol I bet it is quite strange having your hand bitten!

 

[scrappy]

I have a pair of JD's, they are in a tank with 2 Sajica, 2 Blue Acaras, 2 Firemouths & 2 Large Sterbai Corys. They all get along fine.

So far i havent found the JD's to be that aggressive, but mine are still relatively young. I have 3 tanks so if there was a problem i could seperate them...

 

[juanveldez]

yeah scrappy I would definatly say its because the fish are so young that there is a lack of issues. just give it time and there will be some issues.