my 50

[balton777]

i was getting ruffled up at the fact that after the first couple people told me its overstocked, 8 other people had to crowd the thread with the exact same info,

Sorry Bro, didn't mean to be a jerk. Since you didn't include any opening lines or explanations, we just looked at the pics and called it how we saw it.

 

[nuth88]

thank you!! this is what im looking for, i know that a 50 is not big enough for even a single O or fh, what would be good with the fm in a 50? maybe more fm's?

You could do smaller cichlids with a FM, like more FM or a Severum.

I have had sucess with FM/Sev combos in the past. Mr.Firemouth is really the suthority, on FM's and their compatability.

 

[lilmixedboy]

why does my 55 look so small of a sudden. im not crazy but got damn y. ur tank looks huge for a 50. like 55 just arent big anymore.

 

[cansat]

thanks for all the help everyone, actually i didnt say anything when i posted.... haha my bad, it was just that i knew i would have a barrage of people crying "overstocked!!" and i was just being defensive... sorry

and my plan was always to eventually get rid of the O's (i had them in a 30 for 2 months when they were smaller... but i an NOT planning on a survival of the fittest haha the fh was kinda an uplanned thing so he will prob go to a friend... but i really liked the tank with its current set up even if only for a month or two and just wanted to share..
so maybe 1 more fm and a pair of severums when the fh and o's go??? how are fm with others of their own kind? what else c/s american stays fm size?
everything i can think of gets over 6-7 inches except for cons

 

[bryan.olsen]

FM are awesome fish, like you'll hear from anyone get a few and wait for them to pair off, when they pair off you will know foe sure because the two will est. territory and you wont see anoher fish get near it. as for another species i donno. it is a way cool lookin tank though,...for the time beeing.
good work man! also thats a really good lookin FH, IMO id keep the FH and thats it... but thats just me

 

[Headrush]

I bet you could put 2 pair of FM's in that 50 and it'd be perfect for them. Plus with 2 pair's you'd see some displaying too when they get too close to the other's "pad." The one FM I have with my GT and JD is awesome IMO, very glad I bought it, even tho it was kind drab at first (around 1 1/2")

OK Where the hell is the FM in those pics? All I saw were 2 o's and the Flowerhorn...

Good luck

 

[Headrush]

nevermind, just found the FM.

Nice fish too

 

[cansat]

he looks awesome, at least to me, when he displays, i havent got a good pic of it tho
2 pairs of fm sounds awesome, should i just add a few till they pair off and take away extras? how do i do that?

 

[Headrush]

I'd get 5 or 6 and let them sort things out. If you end up with a couple pair you can remove the outcasts. If you don't they might be ok but I'm not sure. I'd assume that breeding pairs would constantly harass them, and might even kill them off. 6 long term, sounds like a lot for a 50 IMO. Id add some more wood (hideouts) to help them (2 pair) establish territories. maybe a pile of stuff at each end, one for each pair??

nice fish... looks male!

 

[jaguarwolf]

thank you!! this is what im looking for, i know that a 50 is not big enough for even a single O or fh, what would be good with the fm in a 50? maybe more fm's?

get another fm or go for a con