What Tank To Get

[the goldfish man 0]

Hi everybody long time no see i hope your all well and everything is good

i am thinking about starting to keep fish again. after a few years not keeping them i miss things. for those who dont know i stopped due to work and moving house (150 miles away)

I want to keep some firemouth cichlids. but am a little confused on what tank would be best. i was looking at the Juwel Rio 180 Aquarium its around the price i am happy to spend on one and also works out at 40 uk gallons and 48 us gallons. 3 feet in lenth.

would this tank be big enough in size?

for the quantity of fish i would keep in there it would probably be 2 firemouth cichlids male and femail (hoping to bread with them) as i am aware they like there own space. But would i get away with keeping any other fish in there? small ones big ones? i dont know what would be best if any

could some one also give me a link or info on firemouths i read up on them a few years back now so i have probably forgot more then i know so it would be good to have another read. the info i guess i really want is what decor would need to be put into the tank i think i am right in saying lots of hiding places but apart from that anything else? sand? gravel? plants?

thank you for reading

and again hope your all well

[Hidr 4,961]

I would start by searching using something like google. I reallly don't know much about firemouths. Your tank sounds the right size for a pair or one male and two females. Not sure how they do best. In two's or three's.

Good luck

[Chloeheartsfish 2]

The Aquarium Wiki is usually a great place to start researching any fish species; they usually have the basic info plus links to other more comprehensive sites.

Their entry on Firemouths is here: http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Firemouth

They recommend a 55g.

Firemouths are really nice cichlids - they have some spunk but are not big jerks, nor do they get gigantic! They are also really cheap to acquire! We sold them for around five dollars at the pet store I used to work at.