Sorry in advance for the long post.
I love SA/CA Cichlids. For a long time I wanted to get a red spot severum but they are never available around me. I only see really expensive adults once or twice a year. So I got into other SA/CA. I wanted a managuense as a wet pet but I also got a JD and Wild Caught Oscar and pair of Fire mouths. All are juvies except the fire mouths. They are currently in a 75 but I plan on setting up my 125 after the remodel on my house is complete and dividing them between the two tanks. Wouldn't you know after I got my tank set up with all these aggressive cichlids someone locally had red spot severum babies.
I picked up the red spot (he is the size of a 50 cent piece) and put him in my 30 gallon grow out tank with my FM Fry (all about 1" Long). This changes my initial plans all together. I really like the way he looks with the FM so I am thinking of putting him in my 75 with my FM Fry (after the get bigger of course). What of my stock can i keep in the 75 with the severeum and FM if any? And what should I move to the 125. Definitely moving the jag to the 125.
My stock currently in the 75
1 Jag
1 Oscar
1 JD
2 FM
Grow out tank
1 Severum
15 FM Fry
So which of these plans might work for the 75 or feel free to make another suggestion. My favorites are the Firemouths, Severum and Jag in that order. Please tell me why you picked or made that suggestion.
Plan 1
Severum
Oscar
FM and 5 or so fry
Plan 2
Severum
JD
FM and 5 or so fry
Plan 3
2 severum
FM and 5 or so fry
I know it doesnt look like it by my stock list but I really don't want to over stock the tank. I was originally planing on decided which two fish I liked best as the grew, keep 1 as a wet pet and the other with the Fire mouths and rehoming the others.
I love SA/CA Cichlids. For a long time I wanted to get a red spot severum but they are never available around me. I only see really expensive adults once or twice a year. So I got into other SA/CA. I wanted a managuense as a wet pet but I also got a JD and Wild Caught Oscar and pair of Fire mouths. All are juvies except the fire mouths. They are currently in a 75 but I plan on setting up my 125 after the remodel on my house is complete and dividing them between the two tanks. Wouldn't you know after I got my tank set up with all these aggressive cichlids someone locally had red spot severum babies.
I picked up the red spot (he is the size of a 50 cent piece) and put him in my 30 gallon grow out tank with my FM Fry (all about 1" Long). This changes my initial plans all together. I really like the way he looks with the FM so I am thinking of putting him in my 75 with my FM Fry (after the get bigger of course). What of my stock can i keep in the 75 with the severeum and FM if any? And what should I move to the 125. Definitely moving the jag to the 125.
My stock currently in the 75
1 Jag
1 Oscar
1 JD
2 FM
Grow out tank
1 Severum
15 FM Fry
So which of these plans might work for the 75 or feel free to make another suggestion. My favorites are the Firemouths, Severum and Jag in that order. Please tell me why you picked or made that suggestion.
Plan 1
Severum
Oscar
FM and 5 or so fry
Plan 2
Severum
JD
FM and 5 or so fry
Plan 3
2 severum
FM and 5 or so fry
I know it doesnt look like it by my stock list but I really don't want to over stock the tank. I was originally planing on decided which two fish I liked best as the grew, keep 1 as a wet pet and the other with the Fire mouths and rehoming the others.
