Herichthys tamasopoensis tankmates

[marwood]

I would like to set up a 55 gallon tank with Herichthys tamasopoensis (if I can find em) and I was wondering if I could keep Xiphophorus montezumae (Montezuma Swordtail) and Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) with H. tamasopoensis?
Thanks!

[Michael Kwist]

Hi,

First of all it's good possible to make a biotope setup for Herichthys tamasopoensis, In my opinon are swordtails good tankmates only they don't need to be to small!
Other good tankmates are Astyanax mexicanus and what do you think about other fish like Poecilia mexicana these can also be kept with the Herichthys tamasopoensis.

Don't forget don't keep them the whole year at the same temperature i would suggest to variate the temperature between 23C and 27C. This will save you also some money to heat the tank in the winter

Good luck with them!

[Bas Pels]

X montezumae an H tamasopoensis is a good combination, but don't expect much (if any) of the fry to survive.

They are 100 % biotope correct, I used to have fish collected on the same locality

[meksjoef]

A bit late, but maybe there is something usefull in topic beneath?
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10909

[Dan Woodland]

I would like to set up a 55 gallon tank with Herichthys tamasopoensis (if I can find em) and I was wondering if I could keep Xiphophorus montezumae (Montezuma Swordtail) and Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) with H. tamasopoensis?
Thanks!

They are around but not many... Jeff Rapps has some.

The link to the post below is a good source for your list...

I would have one concern, the tank size. Herichthys are aggressive, yes even tamasopoensis, so I'm not sure you'd be happy with them after they get to a few inches in size. They would start to kill each other let alone the other species you mentioned (swords etc) would have no chance in a tank that size - fry and adults. I would recommend a 75 to 125 gallon tanks for a small group of 6 or less - I would also lean toward the 125 because they will grow much larger in captivity than in the wild. With the additional room you would experience a more natural behavior from the H. tamasopoensis. They would be less stressed and have lot's or room to roam and tend fry (I assume you'd like to raise some young).

Remember with it comes to Cichlids as bottom dwellers, especially the larger types, they need floor space not height in a tank.

I hope this helps. By the way I'm speaking from experience not preaching.