Can someone give me some linkage where I can find info on Central American Cichlids that will go well with my firemouths. I have a 29 gal, 30 in long. I will have a pair of firemouths. Please tell me what would go well with them. Thanks! 
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val
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jesse-are you looking to add another cichlid to that 29g?if so,i'd advise that you maybe reconsider this as the firemouth grow to about 6" and being that you have 2...? 
i don't think adding another would be a good idea unless you plan to upgrade really really soon.just my opinion 
speaking from experience 
btw-what wrong w/this site
plenty of info here
i don't think adding another would be a good idea unless you plan to upgrade really really soon.just my opinion speaking from experience btw-what wrong w/this site
plenty of info here 
That is a bit ridiculous,if you kert the firemouth with a jag it would wind up dead pretty soon,or with the dempsy for that matter,and if you had a pair of convicts theyed kick the FM's butts too if they started breeding.
I have to agree with mostanks that a 30g just isnt big enough for two species of central american cichlid,id get a few tiger barbs to use as dithers and leave it at that.
I have to agree with mostanks that a 30g just isnt big enough for two species of central american cichlid,id get a few tiger barbs to use as dithers and leave it at that.
juanveldez
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I also have to agree that a 30 gal is also too small I have a jd and only now that I moved him to a 55 gal am I looking for tank mates....don't get me worng I have been looking for m8s for him since I got him but also I knew that he would be moving up in the world.....although I also agree that some of the compatible speicies are just all worng....I looked up stuff for my JD and they said that there was even a suggestion that I put a auloncara sp in there with hime all I can say is "dinner"
this is what jesse is working with
jesse-believe me!! i know it sucks to here you can't fit another fish in your tank,
i have a 90g and i still here it,it may not make sense now but when you have 3 or 4 6" cichlids!! in a 30" tank it'll make more sense sometimes we have to learn the hard way.good luck
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I appreciate Fish Profiles trying to help us aquarists out and putting a lot of time and effort to make a list of compatible cichlids for aquaria, and there are so many different temperaments of each fish within each given species that act more or less aggro, but there is no way that a P. motaguensis or a P. managuensis can live with a Cichlasoma meeki without killing him unless it's in a tank over 150g and they don't see him.
I hate to go against what a whole site that is well established on the internet says, but I just don't see it ever happening. I understand if you all believe FP before me tho. I'm just one person, but I hope you believe me and understand that I'm saying it can never ever happen.
When juvies, the meeki might be able to bluff his way through and get by, but after 6" a mota and mananguense will catch on and once adult, neither will care and take him out, period. motas and jags are a couple of the baddest midsize fish there are, and no community fish can ever live with them. All fish will be killed or eaten by these brutes in time. We're talking guapotes here. Their as bad (or good, depends on how you look at it) as it gets.
I've had hundreds of each of these 3 fish and never has an adult mota or jag ever let a FM back them down once they are adults.
I know it's hard to take my word against website, but please do in this case. They are just wrong.
Jesse, what type of cichlids are you wanting to have? There are many peaceful cichlids available for a 29g, but not many tankbusters. I would put a meeki in the community class before I would the aggro class, so you're on the right track if you want peaceful cichlids, but before I give a recommendation, I have to know what type of fish you want.
I hate to go against what a whole site that is well established on the internet says, but I just don't see it ever happening. I understand if you all believe FP before me tho. I'm just one person, but I hope you believe me and understand that I'm saying it can never ever happen.
When juvies, the meeki might be able to bluff his way through and get by, but after 6" a mota and mananguense will catch on and once adult, neither will care and take him out, period. motas and jags are a couple of the baddest midsize fish there are, and no community fish can ever live with them. All fish will be killed or eaten by these brutes in time. We're talking guapotes here. Their as bad (or good, depends on how you look at it) as it gets.
I've had hundreds of each of these 3 fish and never has an adult mota or jag ever let a FM back them down once they are adults.
I know it's hard to take my word against website, but please do in this case. They are just wrong.
Jesse, what type of cichlids are you wanting to have? There are many peaceful cichlids available for a 29g, but not many tankbusters. I would put a meeki in the community class before I would the aggro class, so you're on the right track if you want peaceful cichlids, but before I give a recommendation, I have to know what type of fish you want.
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