ok thank you so much, I’ll probably be picking the little dude up today and I will grab some pictures of him. Sadly I only have enough room for just him and he is the only one in the store anyways. He will be in my American cichlid and he will also have another friendly eba
What gender is this green terror??? (Sry for bad pics)
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ok thank you so much, I’ll probably be picking the little dude up today and I will grab some pictures of him. Sadly I only have enough room for just him and he is the only one in the store anyways. He will be in my American cichlid and he will also have another friendly eba
What’s in the tank already? How large is the tank?
Often similar species won’t tolerate another of the same genus/species.
I have a temporary 16 gallon tank for about another month until I can get a new tank (either a 40g or 55g) right now their is x2 male convicts ( yellow and pink), a female electric blue acara, a female firemouth, a female convict and a polar blue parrot cichlid. I also have 5 gaint danios as a dither fish and for my cleanup crew I have a female albino bristle nose pleco and a female flying flying fox. I have a zero tolerance for high aggression and bullies, so I dont have to worry about that and the new tank will have spider wood, clay pots and anubuis/java fern. All my fish get along perfectly fine, the tank boss ( a 3 1/2 in yellow convict ) is still pretty young but he is a gentle “giant” I would say or his species size
They are all very young, a 16 gallon should be fine for 1 month. What is the problems with the cichlids?
I thought convicts and firemouths were good, and the firemouth is female so it won’t get too big. Also the polar blue parrot cichlid and acara can hold their own
Most Cichlids don’t like company - especially conspecifics, with the exception of a receptive mate.
There are 4 convicts in that tank (the two male described, the female, and the polar blue which could be a male or female). A pair of convicts is enough cichlids for a 55, they again don’t like company.
The acara and firemouth both add to that bioload/aggression load. Firemouths are pretty tricky to sex if I’m not mistaken, and there are reports of 10 inch ones on here. A female can easily get 6+ inches.
There are 4 convicts in that tank (the two male described, the female, and the polar blue which could be a male or female). A pair of convicts is enough cichlids for a 55, they again don’t like company.
The acara and firemouth both add to that bioload/aggression load. Firemouths are pretty tricky to sex if I’m not mistaken, and there are reports of 10 inch ones on here. A female can easily get 6+ inches.
The firemouth size isn’t a concern she was the smallest one out of the batch and is like a goldfish, she’s never attacked anyone. Same with the acara. The thing I completely agree with you on is the convicts, their breeding is to much aggression. I’m in a situation where I’m not able to seperate the pair. (Green convict and normal female) the female is territorial, but sadly I cannot seperate them.
I put a dozen Acara in my 180, at about 1 year, the alpha male killed all other males, and some non-receptive females.
He allowed only 3 females with him in that size tank.
16 gallons is no more than a puddle for cichlids. I wouldn't put anything bigger than guppies in that size tank.
He allowed only 3 females with him in that size tank.
16 gallons is no more than a puddle for cichlids. I wouldn't put anything bigger than guppies in that size tank.
The fish was dead when I showed up to buy him. Again the tank is temporary for a month. The fish are still young and around 2-3 in. Also the mostly likely case is my firemouth becomes the tank boss. It was the smallest out of its siblings and it’s barley aggressive.
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