View Full Version : Firemouths and convicts?
Slevin
03-13-2007, 9:49 PM
Would convicts and firemouths get along in a 55-gallon tank? I've heard convicts are too aggressive for firemouths.
Davefish
03-13-2007, 11:01 PM
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I have had great results with these fish even in a 35 gallon tank. i think the key is rocks and cover and A lcouple of powerheads to give the fish a current to fight against rather than each other.
Shocker6966
03-13-2007, 11:21 PM
My pink convict and jack dempsey provide hours of entertainment struggling back and forth for majority control of 6 feet tank. I'm sure the results would be much the same with fire mouthes. Are you planning on putting in pairs? Things could get messy in a 55 if a pair decided to mate.
Slevin
03-14-2007, 12:12 AM
No, im not gonna have pairs.
tarheels910
03-14-2007, 8:22 AM
You could easily set up a 55 gallon with Convicts and Firemouths. I originally had a huge female Convict and 4 small Firemouths in my 55. Then I introduced a medium sized Green Terror that killed the Firemouths.
softturtle
03-15-2007, 10:15 PM
I have seen these fish kept together. It can be done. Sometimes a convict and a firemouth will even spawn!
Slappy*McFish
03-16-2007, 5:19 PM
I have a male Firemouth that dominates my tank and has spawned with my female Salvini.