Most aggressive cichlid i can keep in a twenty us

[Robert]

What is the most aggressive cichlid i can keep in a twenty U.S. gallon tank??

 

[Ben]

maybe 2 or 3 jewel cichlids although theyre african cichlids

for New Worlds most probably a piar of convicts or a pair of firemouths

HTH

DD

 

[black convict 0331]

definatley black cons but in a tank that size with all those fish not a good idea the cons will make the other fish reteat in to a corner of the tank in days of them entering the tank

 

[Robert]

What if i get rid of all other fish accept the pleco, then can i get a pair of conflicts. by the way, wht if i try to buy some black cons, and get two males or vice versa??

 

[spAcE mOnkEy]

if you want to breed the cons get a male and female, but i think they may beat eachother up if they were both male. i thought that a 30 gal would be a better size for a pair of convicts, but im sure they would be OK in a 20 gal.

 

[lucky62]

Is it a 20 gallon long , a 3 footer ?


Also the Salvini cichlids are an extremely aggressive new world that grows to slightly larger than a convict [male] , though I wouldn't put a pair in a twenty gallon .

 

[Robert]

nope, just a standard

 

[lucky62]

Does it have to be aggressive ?

You could get some type of dwarf cichlids and keep your other fish .

 

[Robert]

I want some fish that i can feed some baby platies or guppies too every once in a while!!

 

[pnyklr3]

How big are the "babies" that you will be feeding?

If they are newborn fry, EVERYTHING will eat them, even dwarfs.

 

[Robert]

SO i can keep a pair of cons and a pleco in a 20 with no prob??

 

[fufanu360]

barely

 

[Robert]

but it can work??

 

[Dwarfs]

Yes

 

[black convict 0331]

THR CONS WILL BEAT UP THE PLECO MY CONS WERE IN A 55 LONG AND THEY STILL BOTHERED IT THE ALSO ATACKED MY PIRAHANAS



P.S FEMALE CONS HAVE ARANGE SCALES ONTHIER BELLYS BUT ONLY A LIL BUT ITS NOTICEABLE