Tank mates?

[TheBlackSloth]

First post.
What I'm working with is a 55gal with 2 lace cats a pleco and electric blue crawfish. I'm planing on getting 6 juv. FireMouth Cichlids and letting a pair form. Now my question is what other cichlids if any can I put in there that are easy to breed also. And what would be some good dither fish since I hear they are shy. Thanks for any advice and help.
Also FYI
PH- 7.3
Temp- 80
Frequent water changes the filtration is 2 Aqua Clear 110s.

 

[TheBlackSloth]

Any body wana help I'm working at the LFS and when I get off plan on getting the FM. Any other easy to breed cichlids and dither fish!?

 

[cebo]

Well, you could get some Synodontis petricola catfish as they are compatible.
I'm not into South American cichlids so that all I could suggest.

 

[TheBlackSloth]

Yeah they are cool I have 2 in my 110. Also FireMouths are central American.

 

[IvanMike]

convicts breed easy and are good companions for firemouths. say goodbye to your crawfish though - sooner or later someone will kill and eat him.

as far as dither - australian rainbows are pretty good (get 6 or so) also hemigrammus caudovitattus (sp?) tetras do rather well, as do blind cave tetras. Just make sure they are larger than the mouths of your other fish and get 6 or so of them as well. I'd stick to one species of dither fish.