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[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

I'm looking for something a little more difficult than convicts. Would jack dempseys be a good idea?

Jaguar cichlids will give you an idea how parachromis spawn, they aren't too difficult if you get a pair it runs like clockwork, they were my first ever fish I spawned

 

[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

I'm looking for something a little more difficult than convicts. Would jack dempseys be a good idea?

Jaguar cichlids will give you an idea how parachromis spawn, they aren't too difficult if you get a pair it runs like clockwork, they were my first ever fish I spawned

 

[Toiletcar]

I noticed the firemouths in the background, do they tend to get along? And how slow of growers?

I've always mixed firemouths and salvinis. This tank is a 6' 150g which helps reduces aggression. But I've never had an overly aggressive salvini. Usually the firemouths and their boisterousness end up doing the bullying. Especially when you have a group. Salvinis are a shyer fish. But if I had a salvini pair defending fry, the firemouths would not stand a chance.
I have also found female salvinis to be much less aggressive than males.