I'm getting ready to buy a 125 gallon tank this week but still undecided on the fish. I don't want breeding pairs and nothing over 6" if possible. How many and what kinds should I get? I thought about convicts, firemouths, blue acara. Will these be alright together and do these fish grow shorter than 6"? What else could I put in with them....remember no pairs. I want the tank to be full if you know what I mean. Thanks!
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Could I get pairs of each without worrying about them killing each other? Help me please!! I want to have at least one Jurupari in the tank...
Could I get pairs of each without worrying about them killing each other? Help me please!! I want to have at least one Jurupari in the tank...
i would definitly think that u would be able to put a lot of pairs in a 125g tank especially if they max out at around 6". i would say a pair of firemouths, convicts, rainbows, and salvinis would be ok.
there are also jewels, carpintes, o the list can just go on. i would limit myself to at max, 4 pairs tho.
Convicts and firemouths are Central American, I'm not sure about the blue acara. If you don't mind mixing CAs and SAs, firemouths and juripari would be fine but you should have more than one juripari they do better in groups. Convicts are too aggressive for juripari.
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My wife and I decided to get a 75 gallon tank instead due to lack of space in our home. Now what should I do? I looked at the salvinis and really like the look of them. Is there anyway that I could put a firemouth, convict, blue acara, salvini, and a jurupari in that size of tank without having problems? How big do rainbows get and are there different variations of them? Thanks!
My wife and I decided to get a 75 gallon tank instead due to lack of space in our home. Now what should I do? I looked at the salvinis and really like the look of them. Is there anyway that I could put a firemouth, convict, blue acara, salvini, and a jurupari in that size of tank without having problems? How big do rainbows get and are there different variations of them? Thanks!
The more structure the better - more hiding spaces=less stressed fish, less fights.
Salvinis and convicts have a reputation for being "bullies" however without pairing up and breeding there will be less of a chance for that.
Most of the fish you intend to get seem to max out at about 6" or so, IMO 5-8 should be plenty,.
You may want to get a pleco or 2 also as they will go well.
Whatever you do try to get juveniles of all the fish and introduce them all at once as they will be able to establish terratory and there won't be a homefield advantage when you add fish later.
It is easier to combine fish as juveniles rather then fullgrown when they may have developed likes and dislikes and a particular fish may just not be tolerant of others.
Salvinis and convicts have a reputation for being "bullies" however without pairing up and breeding there will be less of a chance for that.
Most of the fish you intend to get seem to max out at about 6" or so, IMO 5-8 should be plenty,.
You may want to get a pleco or 2 also as they will go well.
Whatever you do try to get juveniles of all the fish and introduce them all at once as they will be able to establish terratory and there won't be a homefield advantage when you add fish later.
It is easier to combine fish as juveniles rather then fullgrown when they may have developed likes and dislikes and a particular fish may just not be tolerant of others.
Convicts and salvinis are very aggressive, juripari aren't. You are asking for aggression problems with that combination. I suppose your best chance of the juriparis living to adulthood would be to get only one of each so that there is no chance of spawning.
Go dwarf. I keep a 75g community tank of dwarf SA cichlids. You can keep several species in that size tank. If you're set on having a community tank and 75 is as large as you can go, the larger cichlids are going to present you with considerably more limitations.