Firemouths and???

[Elisabeth83]

I was hoping to set up a malawi cichlid tank in my 55 gallon but after figuring out how much everything would cost it doesn't look like that is going to happen..at least not for a very long time

So I was thinking of getting some firemouths maybe 2-4 and then I'd like to maybe get another type of more "peaceful cichlid" to go with the firemouths. What are my options there? Then maybe a nice schooling fish and maybe some bottom dwellers?

 

[sub.42]

Hiya Elisabeth83,

I have had the dubious honour of figuring out this one too. I eventually gave up, and put in two Rainbow Cichlids, aka 'Rainbows', and found that after the initial boistrousness of the Firemouths had receded, that they got on very well. I have just lost one of my rainbows today however. It was at the hands of his 'mate'.

I can only assume that they are coming closer to adulthood, and were fighting for territory. My Firemouths really give my juvenile Cons some stick too! They will always put up a good fight!

sub.

 

[Tiggs]

Mine are only young but i have 4 and they all get on fine with the community....may change as they get older i suppose?

 

[Elisabeth83]

The ones I'd be getting are all small too and I'm wondering the same thing that if I keep them with fish like a school of tetras or rasboras if they would turn on them once they got older and bigger

I'd like to hear from others on here who keep adult firemouths and what they keep them with....

edit: btw thats a very nice firemouth in your pic

 

[dirtydogg]

I'm working with this same problem as my firemouth wasn't getting along with my severum so I moved him, now I am re-designing my tank around him. Such a beautiful fish. I was going the same way as sub.42.

• Firemouth
• Rainbow Cichlids
• Rams
• Some tetra not sure what type yet
• and a pleco