Jd, Gt An Buck Tooth Tetra, Compatable?

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Hi, I have one of these now, and i know they are mean little buggers but are they gonna be a threat to anything in my 90gal signature tank do u think? If so I may just take him back, which i dont really want to do. He was pretty beaten around the mouth as he was in a tank with a breeding pair of Flowerhorns (the guy didnt know they had laid eggs) and a Jewell, so i felt sorry for it and really liked the look. Any thoughts welcome!!!

Thought i should post this here as well as the Characin section.
 
well depending on the maturity of your jd and acara, introducing these guys could cause some issues. EBJD's are much more peaceful then standard JDs and therefore, if the same size, the EBJD will most likely get bullied (but not necessarily as each fishes personality is different and some individuals are more peaceful then others). acaras have known to be huge bullies for some people and pretty peaceful for others so again, the acara might beat up the new individuals. And we have all heard about gt's being well terrors....

Well... I guess, post what the sizes of each fish are right now and depending on how mature the current stocking is and the new inhabitants will be, it would be easier to make a determination of whether they could be trained to live with eachother or not...


I guess one last thought, I think you main tank is fine right now... no need to add anymore unless someone would happen to pass away... just my two cents. No need to ruin a good thing by trying to add more
 
Yeah the tank is done now I am a bit unhappy as I wanted to add a couple of Hoplos an 2 more Torpedos so they school, but we will see, doubt I will unless i get rid of the Parrot to the 62gal.

As for sizes, they are all small, theparrot about 3/3.5 is the largest with the Acarra second around 2.5/3". The Acarra is a little bit of a bully but only to the GT who i think is a female so may well be less aggressive when older. The JD is a fiesty little bugger, he often swims right up and poses in front of the Parrot an Acarra which are much bigger, they ignore him tho, an he just goes about his business. no real menace in it so far. He actually follows the GT everywhere and there is no aggression at all between these so far, so heres hoping!!

The problem with this new Tetra is, he is about 2.5/3" and after reading up, i have read that they strip scales from other fishes, and are vicious. Now when everything is full grown I would have no qualms but he is one of the biggest in there now and I just dont want him killing my others. The Acarra is terrified of it so it looks like it has already had a go of that because the Acarra is quite the little bully at the min to almost everything else. I thought I had grew out of impulse buys, guess not, but this is another lesson learned. I just couldn't see how he could harm my fish, an he didnt look much bigger in the LFS.

Probably gonna take him back tomorrow
 
so just to clear things up... the EBJD is the only JD you have in the tank right now? or do you have a standard and an EBJD?

and sorry, I know nothing about this species of tetra. Hopefully somebody in the characin (sp?) section with help you
 
Yeah, I have an EBJD an thats it. I have this posted in the Characin section too, thx. U have already answered all my stocking questions in another thread i think, this was just more to do with the compatability of the tetra.
 
Personally I wouldn't keep Exodon with any other fishes unless I had a huge [talking literally three hundred gallons plus] aquarium.

There's a profile here that I'll rip a quote from:
SeriouslyFish.com said:
This is not a community fish, and is best kept in a species setup. It will relentlessly attack any silver-coloured or shiny tankmates, stripping them of scales and fins very quickly. Even larger, predatory species are not safe. Scaleless and non-reflective fish are generally left alone. Success has been had keeping Exodon alongside various loaches, Loricariids and some larger characins such as Anostomus. The situation will always be somewhat unpredictable though. It's best to add the Exodon last as they may see any new additions as food, and as with most predatory species they tend to bite first and ask questions later.

Make sure you buy a sufficiently large group of these. A minimum of a dozen is usually recommended, but buy as many as the tank can house. In a tank like the one described above a group of 25-50 would not be an unreasonable number. If kept in smaller groups, they tend to pick one another off until only a single fish remains. In large shoals, no individual can be targeted and it is usually only sick or unhealthy specimens that are killed, although occasional losses should still be expected. The interaction of a big group is fascinating to watch, as they squabble amongst themselves constantly. Feeding time in particular is quite a sight. Buy the entire group at the same time as new additions are usually attacked.
HTH.
 

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