New South American Tank ?'s

[Mogurako]

hell yeah! i like it, whats the cost on one of these shipped..?

That's a Thorichthys sp. " Gold Mixteco" you could grow out 4-6 in a 40 gallon then keep a single pair possibly a trio so if one female wont spawn the other will. Otherwise it's likely the male will kill the female, it's happened to me twice now.

Here's one of my males

 

[Freakgecko91]

Was just about to say "where's mogurako when you need him?" Lol saw mixteco and instantly thought of tours

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

That's a Thorichthys sp. " Gold Mixteco" you could grow out 4-6 in a 40 gallon then keep a single pair possibly a trio so if one female wont spawn the other will. Otherwise it's likely the male will kill the female, it's happened to me twice now.

Here's one of my males

Finding one is the hard part

 

[Freakgecko91]

Many of the thorichthys species are nice looking: Meeki, aureum, Elliott/maculpinnis, sp. blue/gold mixteco, passiones, etc and some are more readily available

 

[Mogurako]

Finding one is the hard part

Mine came from the Rusty Wessel via The Wetspot.

 

[swifty]

I went to every LFS/Petsmart/Petco within 30 miles of me, and only one had firemouths, let alone any of the other thoricthys.

They all had convicts though.

 

[Mogurako]

I went to every LFS/Petsmart/Petco within 30 miles of me, and only one had firemouths, let alone any of the other thoricthys.

They all had convicts though.

Order some online then! That's pretty much the best place to find a specific fish.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I hate paying shipping that's more than the fish I want

 

[Big Tex]

You can do a salvini im just saying they are aggressive. It would be ok in a 29 for a while until you upgrade to the 40b. They are very colorful and awesome.

ok its between the salvini, rainbow, and firemouth, anyone have pics of their own..?

I hate paying shipping that's more than the fish I want

i feel you, $9 fish and $35 to ship lol

 

[Oscar98]

Here is my salvini

 

[swifty]

ok its between the salvini, rainbow, and firemouth, anyone have pics of their own..?



i feel you, $9 fish and $35 to ship lol

Yeah that was a large deciding factor in my decision to go local for fish, and online for supplies/equipment.

This is my firemouth. He's been housed with a female convict, bristlenose pleco, festivum, and an angelfish in the starting 20g long tank. I got him when he was a baby:

Seven months later on a NLS+frozen bloodworms/mysis shrimp diet, here he is:

As I said before, he now lives alone in a 29g with a school of tetras. His "trailers" are really starting to develop and he is putting on some size. I can't wait until he reaches most of his color/size in the coming months.

 

[Big Tex]

thats a fine fish, and i think the shipping is gonna have a huge effect on what i decide to get sadly

 

[Nathanpopp]

I'm sorry I was trying to help and I was wrong thanks for calling me out.

Don't feel bad. I would have given the same advise. This sites for your opinion!!

 

[Mogurako]

I hate paying shipping that's more than the fish I want

I've never paid over $15 to have my fished shipped to me. If you want rare and hard to find fish you're going to have to suck it up and pay shipping. If you don't want to then your SOL and don't want the fish that bad.

Heck I have even driven 6+ hours round trip to get fish on multiple occasions. Which cost easily 2-3 times what you would pay on shipping.

 

[Big Tex]

So your saying the 3 I listed are gonna be special order fish?

 

[erikmoseley]

So your saying the 3 I listed are gonna be special order fish?

Fire mouths and salvini are usually at petco near me. I'm sure they'd order for you too to save shipping. They'd probably order nearly anything as long as their supplier has it. Worth researching

 

[Big Tex]

Fire mouths and salvini are usually at petco near me. I'm sure they'd order for you too to save shipping. They'd probably order nearly anything as long as their supplier has it. Worth researching

****, then I needa make a choice then, salvini, or fm..?

 

[erikmoseley]

****, then I needa make a choice then, salvini, or fm..?

Fm are way more tolerant in my experience and fit better in 29

 

[erikmoseley]

****, then I needa make a choice then, salvini, or fm..?

A fm and a school or red phantom tetra would be nice

 

[Mogurako]

****, then I needa make a choice then, salvini, or fm..?

Neither, both are super common and boring! JMO.