Can i add 2 cichlids?

[AaronPenfound]

I was walking round the fish shop the other day and the fish that mainly caught my eye were all the cichlids! Now i was just wondering with the fish i have in my tank (which will be down the bottom!!) are there any nice community cichlids that would be ok in my tank? My tank is 4ft x 2ft x 1.5ft so i do have enough room to house 2 thats not the problem, i just dont want the smaller fish to be eaten!!

 

[AaronPenfound]

Sorry about the double posting but on the first time it told me it had failed so i re-typed and re-posted it!

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[jumpman]

What types of cichlids are you talking about?? check on a website like this...

http/homepages.tesco.net/~davyreynolds/fishindex/

I have some kribensis in with angels, loaches and catfish at the moment in a 4ft x 1.5ft x 2ft like yours. I have four of them (two pairs) and seems to work well...

 

[AaronPenfound]

Well i wasnt talking about any particular type of cichlids, i just want 2 of the same type that would get on well in the surroundings i have (community tank)! I did take alook at that site, cheers for that it was very helpful, and there were a few types of dwarf cichlids that i liked the look of but i woundnt mind them being the centre piece of my tank so i wanted some a little bigger maybe 4 - 5"? but im open for suggestions if anyone has any ideas?

 

[nick.w]

hey firemouth are very cool im getting ones 2moz!!! hey u ever bin to the japanese koi carp centre? i notied u lived in hertfordshire thats next door to me!!!

 

[AaronPenfound]

I have been to a few in my area, i have been to one in welwyn garden city but thats more of a tropical shop with koi there and then theres the one in henlow which does everything, is that the one you mean!??!

 

[nick.w]

yea the 1 in henlow, its a cool place got a gd selection. but still u shuld get a firemouth or a pair of kribs they are both cool. There are load more like convicts but they r very aggressive

 

[phoenix]

Rams or Kribs would be your best choice, the larger cichlids are more aggressive then the dwarf cichlids.

You could try a single firemouth with your community tank and it may work out fine. I have done it in the past with no troubles. But there is always a chance it will not work, alot depends on the fish itself some are kicked back and mellow and some are not..

With a firemouth I would guess your odds are about 70-30 that it will work fine. But thats just a guess..Keep an eye on them for a while and be ready to pull the FM if it looks like its going bad..

 

[AaronPenfound]

The Firemouth aint gonna get bored or stressed cause it will be on its own is it or are they natural loners?

 

[phoenix]

As long as there is other fish around he should be fine. Oh and by the way you already have 2 cichlids in your tank. Angels belong to the cichlid family.. He should be fine solo.