Firemouth Cichlid
The Firemouth Cichlid is a beautiful cichlid that is somewhat territorial, especially during spawning. Their background color is a pearlescent turquoise-blue with red edging the scales.
Firemouth Cichlid - Thorichthys meeki
Species name: Thorichthys meeki
Synonym: Cichlasoma hyorhynchum; Cichlasoma meeki; Herichthys meeki; Heros meeki; Thorichthys helleri meeki; Thorichthys meeki ...
Firemouth cichlids (Thorichthys meeki) are native to Central America. They occur in rivers of the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico, south through Belize and into northern Guatemala.
Firemouth Species Profile
The firemouth is one of those fish that does not look like much when small, but when they mature - and especially when they are in breeding colors - they are spectacular to behold.
Firemouth Cichlid
Scientific Name:
Thorichthys meeki
Family: Cichlidae
Origin: Guatemala;Yucatan
Adult Size: 6 inches (15 cm)
Social: Territorial
Lifespan: 10-15 years
Tank Level: Bottom dweller ...
Firemouth Cichlid
Firemouth Cichlid
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Species/genus: Cichlasoma meeki ...
Firemouth Cichlid
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Firemouth Cichlid - Thorichthys meeki ...
Firemouth individuals vary in temperament from pugnacious to peaceful. This fish may be guilty of occasional digging, but is generally well-behaved for a cichlid.
Firemouth
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Distribution Guatemala and the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. It is also said to be found in underground waterways.
Firemouth Meeki (Thorichthys Meeki)
Photo of: Firemouth Meeki (Thorichthys Meeki)
Scientific Name(s): Thorichthys Meeki, Cichlasoma meeki ...
Thorichthys meeki, the firemouth, in the wild
Posted by: iamlost2 on Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 11:20 AM
By Juan Miguel Artigas Azas , 1991 (Originally published in The Cichlids Yearbook 5; 1995; Cichlid Press, Germany)
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Extra Information: The Firemouth cichlid can be quite territorial during spawning, otherwise quite peaceful. They can flare their gills in aggression much like the Siamese Fighting Fish.
Breeding Firemouths is relatively easy. The difficult part is getting a male and female together since this species has no pronounced sexual dimorphism. The easiest method is to raise a group of six or eight and let them pair off naturally.
Firemouth Cichlid
Common Names: Firemouth Cichlid, Firemouth
Scientific Name: Thorichthys Meeki
Family: Cichlid
Maximum Size: 6 inches
Life expectancy: 10 - 15 years
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons ...
Firemouth Cichlid [picture]
"Cichlasoma"(Thorichthys) meeki
SYN: Cichlasoma meeki
PD: A tall, laterally compressed cichlid. The head is large and pointed. The anal and dorsal fins come to a point.
Firemouth Cichlid
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Firemouth Cichlids are native to Guatemala and Mexico, in the area of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Common Foods
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Firemouth Cichlid
Another great cichlid that is an excellent parent to it's young.
Jack Dempsey ...
(oscar, firemouth, Malawi, Tanganyika, angelfish)
Cypriniformes
(barbs, rasboras, loaches, sharks) ...
Surprisingly Firemouths were the first cichlids that bred with me. I saw my first African cichlids (Maylandia lombardoi and Melanochromis auratus) at my friend's house who was an expert aquarist and had the biggest cichlids I have ever seen, ...
91 Cichlasoma dovii TFH Nov 92 Cichlasoma festae TFH Jan 81 Cichlasoma festae (Red Terror) TFH Oct 91 Cichlasoma labiatum TFH Jul 91 Cichlasoma maculicauda (Blackbelt Cichlid) TFH May 81 Cichlasoma managuense TFH Apr 90 Cichlasoma meeki (Firemouth) ...
Many of the widely used tropical fish species Cichlids is the Camera Cichlids, Angel Fish, Convict, Firemouth, Jack Dempsey, Lake Malawi, Pond Tanganyika, Oscar, Parrot, Pike, Pink Convict, Red Devil, Red Zebra plus Zebra post a handful of.
I have 4 peacock, 2 tilapias, 2 firemouth, 2 electric yellows, and a sucker fish all in a 55 gallon tank. I think one of the peacocks is carrying eggs but not sure.
This fish has the same shaped body as a Firemouth Cichlid. Its colors are beautiful. The body will be blue or blue-gray. The fins will be rainbow colored, mixing blues, purples, oranges, and reds.
Many people have had success with other species of medium or large cichlids, such as Jack Dempseys, Severums, Firemouths and Convicts. Keep in mind that anything you add to your Oscar tank should be added while both fish are still juveniles.
Medium Aggressive (6" to 10") Cichlids: includes Jack Dempsey, Firemouth and other Cichlasoma species from the Americas, and the remaining Pseudotropheus and Melanochromis "African Cichlids" from East Africa.
I have yellow labs in my four foot tank with 10 tiger barbs, 4 firemouths, 4 danios, 3 angelfish, 3 dwaf rainbows, and 2 golden loach. All get on ok but the tank is well planted and plenty of caves.
Convict Cichlid x Firemouth
Green Terror x Blue Acara
Wolf Cichlid x Red Terror
Wolf Cichlid x Red Devil
Pterophyllum scalare x Pterophyllum altum (an uncommon and relatively new captive-bred hybrid) ...
Freshwater angelfish belong to a group of secondary division freshwater fish (close lineage to marine fish) known as the cichlids, which also contain popular aquarium fish such as the Oscar and Firemouth.
35 lt.; Service Tank n° 4: One sponge internal filter (working with air pump); one heater / 25 Watt; lighting 1X14 watt fluorescent tube, "bare" bottom.
Fishes hosted are: 8 growing fry of Thorichthys meeki (Firemouth cichlid).
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This feature in addition to their hardy nature also means they can withstand the attentions of some of the more boisterous medium sized Central American Cichlids (Firemouths, Convicts etc.).
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