Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Honey Gourami and Jack Dempsey Cichlid.
Planning verdict
incompatibleDo not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
Honey Gourami and Jack Dempsey Cichlid receive a not recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Honey Gourami is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 2/10; Jack Dempsey Cichlid is recorded as aggressive with an aggression level of 7/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Honey Gourami has a recorded temperature range of 72–82°F and pH range of 6–7.5. Jack Dempsey Cichlid is recorded at 72–82°F and pH 6.5–8. Their shared planning window is 72–82°F for temperature and 6.5–7.5 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
Jack Dempsey Cichlid sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 75 gallons; the other listed minimum is 10 gallons. Jack Dempsey Cichlid is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 10 inches, compared with 2 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Honey Gourami is a calm species associated with the top zone and low flow. Jack Dempsey Cichlid is moderate, uses the mid zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Honey Gourami does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one, while jack dempsey cichlid does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Honey Gourami is recorded as a omnivore with easy care, while Jack Dempsey Cichlid is a carnivore with intermediate care. Their listed preferred tank styles are planted and rockwork. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.
Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.
Do not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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