yellow jacket cichlid
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They are a cousin to jags and dovii, part of the parachromis genus. I forget if Yellowjacket refers to freddys, multifasciatus, or both. They are completely freshwater. They cap at about 12 inches or so.
They are the least aggressive of the parachromis cichlids, but still a parachromis. You will still need a pretty big tank to safely keep them with other cichlids.
They are the least aggressive of the parachromis cichlids, but still a parachromis. You will still need a pretty big tank to safely keep them with other cichlids.
Post a pic if possible.
I usually think of friedrichsthalli "freddy" when I hear yellow jacket. It could also be a multi, the fish formerly known as loisellei.
The freddies I think are a bit more aggressive than the multi/loisellei. Neither species is usually as bad as the larger parachromis like the Jaguar. But they can definitely still hold their own and would be at home in a community of similarly tough cichlids.
Your tank size is pretty good for a community, but these types of tanks are a balancing act and depend on the individual fish, and the dynamic can change as time goes on. So, it's hard to advise "yes this will be safe to add" because everything is a risk, and it's not really expected for every fish to be able to stay in the tank permanently. With this type of tank you need to have other tanks on standby to move fish around and remove trouble makers.
If you list what you have already in the 72x30x24, we can try to advise.
Like @Gourami Swami said, it really depends on what fish are in the tank whether or not it would get along.
In Cenotes where you would find these Parachromis (yellow jackets), you would not normally find JDs, because they are much too sensitive, and not equip to handle the general Parachromis aggressive tendencies, even in thousands of gallons of space.
And as said above, these Parachromis come from much more mineral rich environments than Oscars, and are also pussy cats in comparison.
That size tank may be perfect for a compatible pair of Parachromis, without any tank mates.
Being primary predators in their natural environment, resources usually limit their numbers, compared to omnivores.
Below a video I shot in their natural habitat, you will see a few throughout, mostly young ones, the adults spend daylight hours in lower depths.
An adult female shows up at about a minute
JDs usually suffer when in combination with other more aggressive cichlids.
In the video below, JDs are the dominent cichlid, and do well in combination with non-cichlids like large mollies.
But below a video where they share habitat with other cichlids, you can see they are a bit torn up, and their population is very sparse compared to the 1st video.
I usually base community combinations by what I see in nature, but because of tanks tiny size, in comparison,
what works in thousands of gallons might not be realistic in aquaria.
In nature you see tons of fish like tetras and live bearers, but in a tank, these small fish are too easily corned by savy predatory deftness of cichlids.
And as said above, these Parachromis come from much more mineral rich environments than Oscars, and are also pussy cats in comparison.
That size tank may be perfect for a compatible pair of Parachromis, without any tank mates.
Being primary predators in their natural environment, resources usually limit their numbers, compared to omnivores.
Below a video I shot in their natural habitat, you will see a few throughout, mostly young ones, the adults spend daylight hours in lower depths.
An adult female shows up at about a minute
In the video below, JDs are the dominent cichlid, and do well in combination with non-cichlids like large mollies.
what works in thousands of gallons might not be realistic in aquaria.
In nature you see tons of fish like tetras and live bearers, but in a tank, these small fish are too easily corned by savy predatory deftness of cichlids.