i have a empty 37 an i always loved seeing the guys in the pet store an was wondering if i could have one in my 37 an if possible could there be any tank mates or not.
salvini question
- Thread starter ilovecacichlids
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It would be a little cramped eventually, but Id say a female would work with some tetras or other small dithers for a while. Males can get up to 8 inches so that wouldnt work.
Females usually have more red on the belly and the black blotch and the black spot on the Operculum.
Females usually have more red on the belly and the black blotch and the black spot on the Operculum.
thats what i hope to get since im only going to buy 1 of them. but there isnt anything else i can put with the sal hoping i nail a female?
would 1 salvini an a pictus catfish be good? we have a pictus in another tank but im not sure how they would match in with a salvini
theyd probably fight. maybe a very small growing pleco. if the pictus is bigger than the sal, it will probably mess with it and vice versa in such cramped quarters.
A 37g (30 x 12 x 22 roughly) just isnt a good size for multiple fish that get 6+ inches.
A 37g (30 x 12 x 22 roughly) just isnt a good size for multiple fish that get 6+ inches.
I agree that smaller plecos would work.. Or you could go firemouth cichlid and he'd/she'd have a tank for life with the 37... Also picky with tankmates..
WarrendaFish;4842553; said:
Firemouths get too big to go with a salvini in a 37 gallon tank. Ive seen them 8+ inches before, total length.
Id say NO to any other cichlid in a 37 if you go with a sal.