Is this a myth about firemouths?

Awsome, thanks Shierkahn. This gets my hope up then.
 
Right now they're not aggressive at all, maybe enough to develope a pecking order. They're almost 3 months old. They mostly school together as of now. So far, they have just began to develope a little red color. But, the breeding pair has very good coloring. If they develope the coloring of their parents, they will be some very gorgeous fish. The breeding pair is in a tank by themselves. Only their fry stays in the tank with them until they grow out a little.

Dorothy.
 
Dorothy, how soon can you start to tell the sex of the fish? I've read that they can be hard to sex even once mature because the coloration could go both ways. I'm looking at getting 1.5 inche fish and I'd like all males. I don't want them to start breeding because I wouldnt' know what to do with them.
 
Mine are 3-5". I forget the diff. but, the fins are different between the M&F. Mine are all one sex(I believe they're males) If you end up with a breeding pair you can always just leave them in the tank. They can just make live food for you other fish. People do this alot with fish that breed like mad. I leave my Salvini fry in the tank cause I don't want to worry about find some place that will take them.
 
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That would be a great idea, however I already have a pair of breeding convicts that I can use for tha purpose lol. However I wouldn't want a pair of convicts, and a pair of firemouths breeding at the same time in the same tank. It's a 125 but there are other fish in the tank and they would definatly have nowhere to run lol.
 
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