deciding perminant residents....

[ryan]

For quite a while now i've used a 55 gallon tank to grow out firemouths, salvini, and a few other american cichlids here and there. I am to a point now where i need to either sell off the stock and restock with small juvi's again (i've found a nice demand for semi-adult cichlids locally), or decide what i want to keep and sell the rest (turning it into a perm tank rather than grow out). I've decided to make it a perm tank, especially because of the unusually nice color and finnage of my current stock. The tank currently has...

3 firemouths (one 5 inch, two 4 inch)
2 salvini (one 4inch, one 3inch)
1 green severum (3-4 inch)
2 lace cats.
NOTE: all the fish have grown up together from 1 inch or smaller, so there is actually very little aggresion FOR NOW

other info....

two of the firemouths have paired but are not laying eggs (probably due to the heavy stock) the other one gets harrassed by the 2 and over the last few days has lost a few scales).

the salvini are a pair and have bred in another tank but like the firemouths havent tryed to lay eggs.

the severum gets ignored by everyone except when he picks a fight with the big firemouth female.

laces cats stay on their own sides of the tank.

tank has lots of caves, hiding places, ect.

I am moving the odd firemouth to a 20L tomorrow (jewel grow out tank, but right now only has 2 1inch jewels, t-barbs and large corys). once he heals i'll probably sell him.

What would make a good perminant stock for this tank out of the fish i already have (plus some dithers).

ryan

 

[caz]

maybe a pair of convicts. they do well with my oscars, but im not too sure. they only get to be about 5 inches or so i guess and they are very agressice.

 

[dbcb314]

if i were you, i would just get rid of the one firemouth, thats it. if they grew up together, i would doubt they would start fighting now. (at least that my experience) if things dont work out then, i dont know. you dont look overstocked to me, but i have never kept salvini's as they arent common here. so i dont know how aggressive they are.

as for dithers, uhh idont know. giant danios? if you actually want them to breed, i wouldnt get a dither b/c they would be fast enough to pick off the babies one by one.

and nice to hear from someone else in the hoosier state. im from Terre Haute

 

[ryan]

thanks for the advice, i'll probably go ahead and sell the one firemouth, let the rest stay unless something goes south. i like the giant danios idea too, it'll be ncie to have a few top strata fish. INDIANA4EVER

ryan

 

[stik6shift98]

so do u have any fish u are selling?
how far are u from chicago?

 

[ryan]

i have a few odd balls who are sellable size, but most already have buyers. i also have a few who are healing from breeding aggression i might sell within the next month. if i do decide to sell (not locally) i'll post in the classified section. and fort wayne is at least 3 hours from chicago.

ryan