Firemouth Cychlid

[leongreenway]

Guys, would 2 firmouths be OK in a 81 Litre Tank ??

thinking possibly of putting in a RT Black shark as well.

or just having one firemouth and 1 RT black shark and a cat of some description.

What does anyone think

Leon

B)

 

[Paul_MTS]

it's too small for either of those species i'm afraid.

if you want cichlids a type of appisto, ram or keyholes would be ok in there.

 

[leongreenway]

what catfish / algae eater would you recomend

 

[AnthonyRobinson666]

single pair of firemouths would be ok atleast while still not fully grown...
rt black shark also, altho not when breeding!!!small plec like clown mite cope

I have a breeding pair of salvini's in a 90l, but there only 3" and 4"
fully grown they'll need a 4ft!

firemouths get to max. of 6"
get six or so till you get a pair, then take the others out!
ideally move the pair to own tank but guess ya have limited tank space?
lfs should welcome them bac for credit
mite be mistaken but would be ok by my eperiences? alone?

Also heard stories of firemouths been kept with neons, wouldn't try it myself but gives you an idea of their aggression levels!

 

[nc_nutcase]

Fire Mouths are hard to gage. I've seen them as the weakest fish in the tank amongst similar sized cichlids and I've seen them as the dominant. I think the temperament of FM's, even more so than other species, are an individual matter.

I agree with the above posts that 81 liters (21 US Gal) is enough space for a pair of juvenals but not adults.

 

[freddyk]

agree with the above posts that 81 liters (21 US Gal) is enough space for a pair of juvenals but not adults

Which would be a no, it's not big enough.

 

[AnthonyRobinson666]

did suggest that in another post, he move them when they out grow the tanks!

sorry should of made a lil clearer

 

[nc_nutcase]

I think we all were trying to make the same point. 81 liters isn't enough room for adult FMs and it is a good general rule to follow that when stocking a tank you should only do so with what can happily/safely mature in that tank. Some of us just tried to be a little more... soft... while others blurted it right out. I try to be 'delicate' as often as possible but mostly because if I don't watch myself I'm overly blunt

But the consensus agrees... too small for FMs, dwarf cichlids would be your best route (if you want cichlids).

 

[SworDTail KeePer]

how big do firemouth chiclids get?

 

[DannyBoy17]

how big do firemouth chiclids get?

6'' normally I believe, although Ive seen larger.

--Dan

 

[nc_nutcase]

I typed : fire mouth profile : into google without the semi colons and got many pages with fire mouth info.

The first several (I only checked a few) said 5-6 inches.

Would probably be a good way to read a lot of views about your fish without killing yourself in research.

PS - I also thought they 'could' get bigger than 5-6 inches.

 

[SworDTail KeePer]

well nutcase most of information i get is from here because of all the information and tips coming in and going out.

 

[nc_nutcase]

I like to read ‘what the professionals say’ to learn the basics. It’s definitely a huge resource to be able to talk to other people who keep the same kind of fish we do or plan to do. I’ve gotten a ton of refined tips here.