Could I Have A Blue Acara Or Jewel Cichlid?

[kim03333]

hi guys, i'm after a little advice. basically i've got 22gal tank (3ft) and it has 5 serpae tetras, 2 kribs (both female) i firemouth and some kind of plec (not exactly sure what it is but i've been assured its of the small variety) i really want to get a blue acara or a jewel cichlid to go in this tank but i'm not 100% sure if tankmates would be ok and if the size of the tank would be an issue. the last thing i want to do is get one and then find i have to rehome.

so what do you think? should i go with either of these thanks for any advice

 

[minxfishy]

Unfortunately the tank isnt large enough, you are fully stocked with the fish you already have, even if they look small now, they will grow.

If you want that combination, I would advise an upgrade to at least a 55g tank.

 

[foley69]

maybe if you got rid of the firemouth but then again jewel cichlids are aggressive so he may terrorise other tank mates i would stick with what you have or look for something a little smaller and then rehome some fish to make room for it because as minx says you are alread overstocked

 

[kim03333]

ok, not to worry. i guess i'll just wait until i can get a bigger tank. 55 gal sounds good. the fish i currently have do look good in the tank at the moment and i did think that the blue acara/jewels would be too much for it. i personally think that to many fish spoil the look of the tank anyway so i'm quite happy to wait until i can get another tank. many thanks for the help x x x

 

[sumac-]

jewel cichlids are beutiful fish. it sucks that they are so agressive as i would love to keep them but they always end up killing or taking over the whole tank