Ready to stuff Firemouth in a dixie cup. Help?
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It will never stop until another fish becomes bigger (prob. the JD) and beats him up. And even then it will still keep bothering the smaller fish, I had never kept Firemouth before but from the 4 I got I noticed they love to bully weaker fish, but they rarely go for the fish that can fight back.
I had to return 3 of them to the LFS and kept the smallest one in a net breeder waiting for my salvinis to bulk up cuz they wouldn't stop harassing them. Even with the lights off. Tried taking them out, re-arranging and putting them back... nothing changed.
Might even return the last one tomorrow and get some more in a couple of months when the Salvinis are bigger.
I had to return 3 of them to the LFS and kept the smallest one in a net breeder waiting for my salvinis to bulk up cuz they wouldn't stop harassing them. Even with the lights off. Tried taking them out, re-arranging and putting them back... nothing changed.
Might even return the last one tomorrow and get some more in a couple of months when the Salvinis are bigger.
I just have to go a little longer without pulling his fins off, and crazy-gluing is fat little red flares together. 
I got my new 125 painted, got all the sand/driftwood/etc. bought.. Just need to run to the hardware store and get some egg crate, and then I'm ready to start putting everything together...
I'm *thinking* of putting someone in the tank every approx. 48 hours or so, so each has time to stake out an area.. Would be:
1st) Severum (will go get a second one so 2 go in)
2nd) Bristlenose Plecos (2)
3rd) Spotted Pictus (3)
4th/5th) Convict/Dempsey (putting them both in at the same time - they stick pretty close to each other for some reason)
6th) 8 Black Widows
7th) Firemouth
So pretty much a two week process to get everyone transferred over...
Anything REALLY good I can add to this without being overstocked???
I got my new 125 painted, got all the sand/driftwood/etc. bought.. Just need to run to the hardware store and get some egg crate, and then I'm ready to start putting everything together...
I'm *thinking* of putting someone in the tank every approx. 48 hours or so, so each has time to stake out an area.. Would be:
1st) Severum (will go get a second one so 2 go in)
2nd) Bristlenose Plecos (2)
3rd) Spotted Pictus (3)
4th/5th) Convict/Dempsey (putting them both in at the same time - they stick pretty close to each other for some reason)
6th) 8 Black Widows
7th) Firemouth
So pretty much a two week process to get everyone transferred over...
Anything REALLY good I can add to this without being overstocked???
artes;5038729; said:
Yup.. And with my fish store, it's a good 2-3 hour process (first off, it takes me 45 mins to drive there, so I'm not going to run thru as fast as possible - I might miss something!) Then you have to check each tank, because things get moved around a lot..
(They get new stock every couple days - today I found a whooooooole tank of rotkeil severums.. I think I'll need 1-2 very soon.)
Dissy;5038935; said:I just have to go a little longer without pulling his fins off, and crazy-gluing is fat little red flares together.
I got my new 125 painted, got all the sand/driftwood/etc. bought.. Just need to run to the hardware store and get some egg crate, and then I'm ready to start putting everything together...
I'm *thinking* of putting someone in the tank every approx. 48 hours or so, so each has time to stake out an area.. Would be:
1st) Severum (will go get a second one so 2 go in)
2nd) Bristlenose Plecos (2)
3rd) Spotted Pictus (3)
4th/5th) Convict/Dempsey (putting them both in at the same time - they stick pretty close to each other for some reason)
6th) 8 Black Widows
7th) Firemouth
So pretty much a two week process to get everyone transferred over...
Anything REALLY good I can add to this without being overstocked???
You can add the severum, plecos, black widows and pictus at the same time without a problem.
Then add the convict/dempsey and leave the firemouth for last...
PS: I'd get rid of the plecos if I were u.
cacichlids;5039011; said:
Not a chance - it took me way too long to find them, and they're about 4" long (can only find 1" ones here usually). Ones a *gorgeous* long-finned albino; the other is a standard - both are males.
IF they end up getting picked on (but so far, they just get ignored - they stay pretty true to the nocturnal thing), my backup plan is to move them to the peaceful tank the 60 gallon is going to become once it's emptied.
A long time to find a pleco?
Well anyway - I thought they were common plecos, my bad. My advice on removing them was due to the fact that they produce a lot of waste, some of them are up there with Oscars on waste production, and get potentially big... so you would be pushing it with the stocking.
But I believe bristlenose plecos only get to around 6". They'll be fine... most cichlids ignore plecos unless they can swallow em whole.
Well anyway - I thought they were common plecos, my bad. My advice on removing them was due to the fact that they produce a lot of waste, some of them are up there with Oscars on waste production, and get potentially big... so you would be pushing it with the stocking.
But I believe bristlenose plecos only get to around 6". They'll be fine... most cichlids ignore plecos unless they can swallow em whole.
cacichlids;5039122; said:
No.. Commons are a dime a dozen here. BN's are harder to find, and anything over 3" takes *forever* to find.. (Don't ask me why - maybe we're just special).. I've been looking for mine since Nov., and finally got them a few days ago..
