I recently transferred my male gt, a male con, pleco and two danios from a 30 gallon to a 75 gallon tank. My question is what are some possible tank-mates ? The gt and con have been together for over a year. The con is a bit of an a**hole, so it has to be something that can hold its own. I was thinking some more danios and a firemouth..As far a filtration I have a penguin 350 bio wheel and fluval 405.
Tank-Mates?
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Sounds like a good idea and filtration sounds good. If there aren't many hiding spots already, then I would suggest a few more. Also I think it may be a good idea to get the firemouth as big as you can. I know I can only find small ones, and if the others are a year old, then I'm sure they're a decent size.
I have a GT, a Black convict, and a Firemouth in 75 gal. The Firemouth and the GT get along really well. I think that it's funny that you mentioned that you convict is an a**hole. Mine use to be really mellow and peacefully until the first time she spawned, ever since then she has dominated the tank and is mean as hell.
How big is your GT? My Con use to be a real mean cuss but once my GT hit about 6.5in the tables turned.
i would put a datnoid in because they are extremely fun fush to watch each and grow, the only problem i run across is getting them to eat pellets and not live food all the time. they also grow slow very slow
You could probably do a number of different fish but I think you could do one or two smaller sized cichlids yet in a 75. That GT will get big eventually, but you should still have some space. I agree, you could do a firemouth, pictus cats, or a jack dempsey, a severum or two possibly. A texas would work to, but they also get quite big. I saw a pic once of a texas that was quoted at being 17". I don't know for sure if I totally buy that, but it was a hoss as it dwarfed the oscar in the tank. Good Luck!
Thanks everyone for your ideas and insight, but i have my eye set on a firemouth. I would love a JD or a Texas but they get to large for my 75. I spoke with a rep at House of Fins in CT and he said that next week sometime hes expecting a 5-6" wild caught firemouth. Does anyone know where there are wild FM pics? or does anyone have one?
Thanks again, Al
Thanks again, Al