How many male Firemouth Cichlids can i keep in a 45 gallon aquarium?
by Aquaboy on Friday, April 9th, 2010 | 4 Comments
I have one male and I’m a big fan of firemouths so id like to add more if possible, but no females, as i dont want breeding. if I were to add anything else with the firemouths it would probably be a small shoal or black skirt tetras, or tiger barbs.
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If you bought them together you might have been able to get two
But since the one you have has now established his territory it’s just the one
You could do a school of like ten or twelve of either the tetras or barbs
Firemouths used to be my favorite also. They are very impressive. I had mine in a 30 gallon show tank. I had anywhere from 4 to 8 medium sized ones with other fish able to get along with them. Tiger barbs, a few sharks, and a Pleco. 8 firemouths was a bit too much. Not so much from overcrowding. They fought to much. I also had a 40 gallon tank with only gold convict cichlids. About 12. They started breeding. At 20 I had to thin the herd out. I was able to give some away.
I had a convict Cichlid and an Oscar in a 20 gallon tank, temporarily, of course. After a week the convict had dominated the entire tank and I moved the Oscar into a new 25 gallon, also temporary, tank. Upon removing the oscar from the convict’s tank, convict has lost all color and hasn’t regained it for 2 months. Oscar is doing fine in his 25 gallon long tank. Could I get away with placing the convict back with the oscar in the bigger tank or will the oscar just be terrorized again? Suggestions? …. I plan to get a 55 gallon for the oscar once he gets bigger. Perhaps 2 male convict cichlids could get along in a 25 gallon? I want him to have a friend so he’ll show his stripes.
Thanks!
@Jume , have placed 2 breeding pairs of convicts in a 25 gallon tank. They have nested in two clay pots at the extreme ends. the males are fiercely territorial, and i can almost feel an invisible divide in the tank. they have nested twice and the shoal of fry that resemble a ball are fun to watch.