Subj : Re: The Mystery Almost Solved
To   : Michael Grant
From : Jeff Snyder
Date : Thu Jun 25 2009 05:36 pm

On 06/25/09, Jeff Snyder quoted Michael Grant: The Mystery Almost
Solved.

MG> Works now. Nice electric blue; "Bully Boy". Been thinking about getting one
MG> of those myself one of these days. They do tend to be aggressive though, so
MG> Imight wait until my new Jack Dempsey grows a little bigger first.


Hello again Michael.

Actually, I think that you might be looking at this in reverse. While
Melanochromis Johanni, Melanochromis Cyaneorhabdos and related species are
pugnacious and aggressive, as you undoubtedly know, so are Jack Dempseys,
aka Rocio Octofasciata. The issue that you need to consider here is that
Jack Dempseys can grow to be over twice as large as the former, in which
case Melanochromis species may not fare very well with them. Both species
are better off kept in species tanks. The other problem is that both like to
dig in the sand, particularly during mating and spawning, so that would
undoubtedly lead to some serious territorial rivalries, and I think that the
Melanochromis species would lose the fight.

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Thanks!

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