Firemouth Tank

[NathanPrince]

Hey guys, looking at starting my tank again from scratch and was thinking of getting a male firemouth as the main fish. Its a 33G long tank with a tetratec ex1200 filter.
 
Would one firemouth be ok on his own?
 
Would he be ok with a shoal of say 12 congo tetra?
 
What other colourful/active fish could be put in with the firemouth and congos?
 
 
 
Tank is heavily planted with wood/stones and caves
 
 
Cheers

 

[DrRob]

He'll be fine on his own.
 
He'll be fine with congo tetras. He may chase them occasionally, but they're big enough to take it.
 
Swordtails are the other natural co-habitant for firemouths.

 

[NathanPrince]

Good to know, is there any bottom dwelling fish that could be a good addition? I have loads of cories but not too sure I want them in this tank.
 
Cheers