55 Gallon Cichlid Stocking Questions

[robertherrington]

Im new to cichlids. I would like to know if I could
Successfully keep the following in my 55g.

2 Green Terrors
1 Blood Parrot
3-4 Convicts.
If Not id like some Suggestions

Thalia

 

[Dieses Madchen]

If they are youngins you could temporarily do it, but eventually you will need a bigger tank. I personally wouldnt keep a pair of green terrors in anything less than a 75g. The convicts will be alright in the 55g, but beware, they breed like rabbits and are highly highly aggressive during breeding. If you end up with a pair of convicts, I wouldnt keep anything else in the tank with them. I dont know much about parrots, but i believe they can be kept in a 55g (someone correct me if I am wrong) and should be okay with the convicts as the convicts will spend more time towards the bottom

**typo...gts in anything less than 75g (and i mean a 4ft)

 

[KittyKat]

From the other post:

If I am absolutely honest, I would want a 6 ft tank for green terrors, but would then keep them with other fish too. They do grow up to 12", after all.

A 4 fter like that should be fine for 2 or 4 convicts (do some research on numbers) with some schoolers (larger tetras, medium rasboras/barbs, etc.) and plecos (or maybe even Corys). If it were my tank, I'd stock it with the following:
* 1 pair of blue Acaras (look similar to green terrors, but grow up to 7" instead of 12") - I'd make sure to get a ("proven") pair, or would get 6 juveniles and return 4 when they paired off
* 15+ 3" tetras of one species
* 5 mixed plecos that grow up to 6-8"

That would actually be a pretty neat almost-biotope.