firemouth cichlid

yes. should be good. but if they start fighting each other, you may have to get another or get rid of one. but with a firemouth should be able to get along with any other same type cichlid.

I have one firemouth who is fine 90% of the time, when my other fish try to bully him he has no problem defending himself! Thinking of getting 2 more!

Best way to get a pair is to buy a half dozen and pick the pair out when it forms. Thats not really an option for you though.

Males have longer fins and brighter coloration, females appear more stout, with less coloration and no fin extentions. But sometimes you have a firemouth that you are 120% sure is male, until you see it laying eggs one day. So there are no sure ways to tell male from female, just educated guesses lol.

And if you get two males there might be a slight agression problem, just make sure they each have places to hide and all that. Divide up their territory.

I would guess that when the FM got big enough they're going to eat the shrimp and the danios.

As far as the danios, I only have dempseys, aros, and yellow labs so I wouldn't know what the firemouths attitude would be towards them. And as for sexing I am not sure either!

i have 2 firemouths they stand there ground with my other fish even though they are smallest in the tank right now