JustinCase
Aquarium Advice Activist
I'm thinking about getting a firemouth for my convict to have a tank mate with
Be extremely cautious a male convict gets to be 6" and a fire mouth 6-8" two males would tear each other apart in a 30 when full grown not enough territory also of you do male or female mix there have been cases of them cross breeding so that's also an issue and most of your cichlid gurus on here will put a hex on you if you allow cross breeding because we need to keep the blood lines pure. I would only consider a male con and a male meeki in a 55 nothing smaller IMO.
It'll work but like I said there are reports of them cross breeding and having babies forming hybrids half meeki half convict this is a HUGE NONO in the cichlid community and is greatly FROWNED UPON however this is america and your free to do as you wish
I'm just relaying the opinions of others on this forum before they chime in and beat the poor guy up
Yea well if two fish will breed together apparently they know more about natural then we do after all were all hybrids any way a little German a little Indian a little English a little Scottish Lol as long as you Dont sell them back into the market and only keep them for your personal tank I say screw it let em get some lol
Finally someone that thinks like me! lol.. I really have the best intentions... im not trying to harm the fish community,I just want a dang hybrid lol..