Jardini with a Silver?

[SSmokinn SS]

A LFS has a small 3" (if even that) Jardini that has blue fins (gorgeous jardini)

I currently have a 14" silver. My question is, If I were to pick up the Jardini and grow it to about 7-8" in a grow out 55 gallon, then put him in the 125, would my silver beat him up pretty bad? Im worried about how much of a size difference there would be, between the two.

I already had a failed attempt of adding another 14" silver with my current guy and it was good for about a week, then they started fighting real bad so back to the pet store the one guy went...But I have seen that people have good luck with mixing different species of arrow's. My guy right now is very mellow (as far as aggressiveness) towards others.

 

[CrAzYNeSs]

At first the silver may be dominant but later on the jardini will shank the silver in the side....

However, it all depends on the fish. Two aros is almost always a recipe for disaster.

 

[SSmokinn SS]

At first the silver may be dominant but later on the jardini will shank the silver in the side....

However, it all depends on the fish. Two aros is almost always a recipe for disaster.

even if they are two different species of aro's? I know 9 times out of 10, two silvers cant be possible, I was JW about a Jardini and Silver mix.....

 

[akskirmish]

I had a 12 inch Jar with a 2 foot silver.....ina 500 gal tank with foot print of 6 foot by 4 foot...Fed very heavily.....Fighting occured daily and after a few months I had to seperate.......

 

[smartlove_518]

my 5 inch jardini wooped my 12 inch silver in just one night. it dint even take a week..the silver was curled up in one corner.but it dint die ant is now a monster.so it depends on the fish i would say..but my experience says NO

 

[indiana.dutton]

Probaly not,

PS you do know that the silver will need a larger tank even by itself

 

[Gshock]

You have more chances of having 2 silvers work than a jar with a silver LOL

 

[sbuse]

i'll let you know my exp. in a few months to a year...i have a 24" silver and i am growing out a jar currently at 5"....can't mix them now due to tsns...i have seen a 12" jar lay the beat down on a 14" silver...they are both feed live and are the only fish in the tank though...also in the time your jar is 7-8" your silver will be way to big for that 125gal....more so since it aready could use a bigger one...

 

[feeling2good]

its possible. just need a lot of luck. i've done it before

 

[SSmokinn SS]

ok thanks guys. Im not going to chance it!