Jack Dempsey tank mates 100g

[Will T711]

Hey! I was considering starting a 100 gallon tank (I’m in NZ so our tanks are different as they’re in litres but it’s sort of in the middle of a 90 and a 125g in terms of size) I wanted to get a jack Dempsey but there is a lot of information thrown around and I thought I might try something new, so I thought I might as well give a forum a shot. I’m looking at tank mates for a JD as well as advice on keeping aggression down.
I love the look of red spotted severums and green terrors but theres no way I’m rushing into the idea without plenty of advice. (I’m open to any options) Thank you

 

[itiwhetu]

Have you got your tank up and running

 

[itiwhetu]

And Why a Jack Dempsey

 

[Wills]

If you are after a single JD you could do a Central American cichlid tank based around that with a group of same sex singletons. I really want to do a female only tank with Nicaraguans, salvini, and an ebjd. Maybe a Deppi if I could find it then have a bunch of live bearers and a harder water schooler if I could find them.

Just to check though what sort of water do you have? Soft or hard?

Wills

 

[Will T711]

It’s pretty much just an idea at the moment, I have always looked at Jack Dempseys as a fish I’ve really wanted to have, probably a singular one. Just love them. my water is moderately hard.

 

[Rosehaskill]

It’s pretty much just an idea at the moment, I have always looked at Jack Dempseys as a fish I’ve really wanted to have, probably a singular one. Just love them. my water is moderately hard.

Here is my jack he's beautiful

 

[Metalhead88]

salvini, green terror, convict

I'd stay away from the severum....they are very peaceful considering their size. They better fit into the south american type of tank