Other Fish

[StarOrbs]

I currenly have 2 Firemouths and 3 UD catfish and they have been getting along fine sometimes my catfish scare the firemouths by suprising them because they were hiding underneath a plant lol. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on other fish that would work well. I have a 55 gallon.

 

[yvez9]

you could get more new world cichlids
angels maybe, or rams

perhaps tetras would fill in the mid-level of the tank. Black Skirt tetras look awesome. Some kind of barb would be cool too, a school of 10 or 15

You could also get a red-tailed black shark or rainbow shark

just my ideas and fish i peronnally like

 

[StarOrbs]

So 10 barbs such as tiger barbs would be alright? I wanted to get a rainbow shark but I've heard they get more violent as they age. So any larger tetras, barbs and those sharks would be alright?

 

[fufanu360]

Dont ruine what you have going with babrs, stick with cichlids, get a severum or somthing

 

[Squirrelbuddies]

Dont ruine what you have going with babrs, stick with cichlids, get a severum or somthing

Yeh, a severum would be nice!

 

[StarOrbs]

I have plants though, don't they eat a lot of plants? I'd like to get one because I've heard they are really cool. I could always put my plants in my 10 gallon and have a cool looking 10 gallon planted lol.

 

[Squirrelbuddies]

Good point, I have read that they will consume all of the plants in the tank, too.

I was at the lfs today at lunch and I saw these very pretty 2-3 inch bright yellow fish in the tank next to the firemouths. The tank was labeled South American - but I cannot remember the name of the fish.

Do you know what those might be?

 

[StarOrbs]

Just going to ask a couple things. What would work well with 2 Firemouths, a Severum? Any bottom dwellers that would work? Only thing I can seem to find ifsa pleco at the store but it doesn't say what kind so I've always assummed it was a common pleco which is why I've avoided them.