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desiredusername Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006	I want new fish for my 55g, which will be a community based around a school of 6 upside down catfish, and a school of blind cave tetras. Will a firemouth work in this tank? What other fish could i have?
Posted 12-Oct-2008 09:24
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Hmm I'm not sure I'd add a firemouth. With 6 upside down catfish, and a school of blind cave tetras you're pretty well stocked IMO. If anything I'd say a school of very small tetras. The catfish get pretty big and chunky and I'd personally leave extra space for them in the tank. ^_^
Posted 13-Oct-2008 01:31
desiredusername Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006	I thought the problem was going to be aggression lol. About stocking, this tank will be heavily over filtered, and will have 50% or more water changes weekly, and may be a bare bottom tank, hopdully this allows me to stock a little more than normal. If the firemouth is unworkable, what could be put with just the syndontis?
Posted 13-Oct-2008 08:10
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I never noticed much aggression with either the firemouth or the catfish. Granted, the firemouths were reported to have eating all of Adams zebra danios, and were not allowed in with the WCMM . The catfish in our tank was the one picked on, though in a larger school they may be a bit more aggressive. You're planning lots of hiding spots yes? I wouldn't go bare bottomed, put in a very thin shallow layer of a small sized substrate at least. ^_^
Posted 13-Oct-2008 23:32
desiredusername Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006	i am planning to have heaps of hiding spots, i hope to fill the tank with driftwood on one side, and have open space on the other side. I will use a thin layer of sand, as i already have plenty of it.
Posted 14-Oct-2008 21:19
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	A school of 6 S. nigriventris, the normal upside down catfish, would be easy since they get about 4" tops. However, a school of 6 S. nigrita, the lace catfish which is also often sold as upside down catfish, is a little more trouble since they can get about 7", which certainly would take up most of the space in a 55 gallon. Thus, if you can identify what species you have then it'll certainly affect the potential stocking in this tank. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 15-Oct-2008 01:59
desiredusername Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006	shinigami, i am talking about the smaller one, the s.nigreventris
Posted 15-Oct-2008 08:18
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	If that's the case, IMO you have a fair amount of room left. Personally I wouldn't put a Firemouth in, but I'm not too big into cichlids; I wouldn't even be able to tell you how aggressive they would be. So personally I just take the precautionary route and not put a firemouth in. Your tank is mostly open at the top, so some sort of surface fish such as a gourami might be a nice addition. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 15-Oct-2008 14:24
desiredusername Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006	i am confused, as i a getting conflicting advice on different forums, maybe i will just get a texas
Posted 15-Oct-2008 23:15


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