75gal Central American?

[sweetpickles7]

Well, im getting a tank from a friend and im not quite sure if its a 75gal but its like 6inches wider than my 55gal.I've been having many ideas but this is my favorite,what do you think?
75gal
2 convicts[pair]
4 firemouth meeki
1 salvini
12 buenos aires tetra
1 pleco
My only concern is that they are to aggressive that they might not work well together?Comments appreciated!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

75gals are 5in wider then a 55...so its probably a 75.

Could have problems if they pair. You have a chance for 3 pairs of fish there, and firemouths arn't always angels.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Do you think the salvini will be a problem?

 

[Amaster131]

I think you should do a pair of salvinis and a pair of convicts. Just be sure to add a lot of hiding places and caves.

 

[sweetpickles7]

I dont know that sounds a little risky.

 

[Big Vine]

All of the suggestions above are potentially workable, IMO...I don't see anything too terribly risky there. Of course there's always a risk that you end up with chaos, but isn't that half the fun?

If I had that size of tank, I'd modify things a bit and aim for a pair of convicts, a pair of firemouths, and a female salvini. One pleco would be fine, as would the BA tetras, but again (if it were my tank) I'd opt for Columbian tetras instead of the Buenos Aires. I just find them to be a lot more colorful. The size difference between the two isn't huge anyway, so I wouldn't worry about that. Besides, the cichlids will be focused on each other a lot of the time anyway, so they shouldn't bother with the tetras a whole lot.

BV

 

[sweetpickles7]

So your saying that i should only get 2 Firemouths?That will work.

 

[TheFool]

If it's central american then what are the tetras doing in there? Shop around and try to get some wild caught, or quite recently tank bred swordtails, something like Xiphorous montezumae. Also try to learn about other cichlids than cons, firemouths and so on. There are lots of other nice fish that a decent lfs might be able to order for you - Thorichthys elliotti is similar to a firemouth, but a bit smaller, nicer and you would be able to sell any fry.

Is there a decent, recent book on C American cichlids (not Axelrod!) or livebearers?

 

[sweetpickles7]

Well you cant tell right this moment but im trying to set up a tank for each lake.The 29gal is going to house SA and im putting the kribs in the 10gal.

 

[sweetpickles7]

K,Well heres my new list everything else except 2 FM and can i do 1 or 2 pink convicts?

 

[sweetpickles7]

Could i add to blood parrots if i only have 1 FM?

 

[sweetpickles7]

two blood parrots if i only had 1 FM and no tetras.





Edited:had wrong info