Predator: may eat fish up to about 3 cm.
Check a tank with Firemouth cichlid
Good tank mates for Firemouth cichlid
These species share its temperature range and temperament, with no fin-nipping or predation risk under our rules. Still check your tank size and bioload in the checker.
African butterflyfish · Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · Angelfish · Banjo catfish · Betta (male) · Blue acara · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Buenos Aires tetra · Bumblebee goby · Clown pleco · Convict cichlid · Dwarf gourami · Indian glassfish · Molly · Moonlight gourami · Pea puffer · Pearl gourami · Red rainbowfish · Striped raphael catfish · Swordtail · Three-spot gourami · Zebra pleco
Avoid with Firemouth cichlid
Amano shrimp (predation) · Assassin snail (predation) · Bristlenose pleco (temperature) · Bronze corydoras (temperature) · Celestial pearl danio (predation) · Checkerboard barb (temperature) · Cherry shrimp (predation) · Chili rasbora (predation) · Common / comet goldfish (temperature) · CPO dwarf crayfish (temperature) · Crystal red shrimp (temperature) · Denison barb (temperature) · Dojo loach (temperature) · Ember tetra (predation) · Emerald dwarf rasbora (temperature) · Endler's livebearer (predation) · Fancy goldfish (temperature) · Gardneri killifish (temperature)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: high. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.