Central Americans

[gswalker]

I have a 3 foot tank with plenty of rocks I have a pair of firemouths longimanus and salvini' in it about 5 cm each
will this work or will it cause problems in the long run?

[surfdude660]

Depending on size of tank it could work. Is it a 30 gallon? (i have a 65 that is 3 ft) A 30 gallon will end up being too small, salvinis get very agressive. If you have more than 50 gallons, it might work, but all depoends on the personality of the fish. Some salvinis will be more agressive, while others can even be timid. Give it a try and see if it works!!! :D Sounds like a fun tank!!! :D :) :wink:

[gswalker]

dont know gallons i think its about 250 litres which i think is about 65 gallons, the salvinis are pretty timid at the moment the longimanu is the boss then jewel then firemouth then BOLIVIANS then convict then the little longimanus then salvinis but maybe thats because they all are about 5 cm

[surfdude660]

whoa, thats a lot of fish, how many are there? a 65 gallon is 3 feet long,. 2 feet high, and 18 inches deep. That sounds like too much agression for even a tank that big though.

[gswalker]

Yeah getting rid of the convict, bolivians just gonna keep 4 firemouths 2 longimanus and 2 salvinis thats ok isnt it?

[surfdude660]

That tank will only be big enough for one or two pairs of fish to breed, so if they all pair up you will have trouble.

[gswalker]

so i should look to get only 2 pair long term but i have about 6 months until they get a fair size