can firemouth cichlids go with kribensis?

[newnewb88]

I just got a used 20 gallon tank and I've been looking around and I really like firemouths and kribs.
Are they compatible?
I would like to get a pair of kribs and one firemouth...maybe some dither fish?
please say that will work!!! lol

[highplainsdrifter]

If the kribs pair off, the firemouth will get a beating, otherwise, as long as the firemouth is not too much larger than them, should work for awhile.

[Vip]

not in a 20g, its a bit to small

[jonah]

Vip: Friday's the name of his horse.

And I agree with Vip, it's going to be a bit too tight. It might be okay in a 29g. Firemouths are mostly bluster, so the kribs would probably take him down eventually if/when they start breeding. I was going to suggest two female kribs, but looking back I can remember a couple of females beating each other to death in one of my old tanks.