Cichlids in community tank

[ogh1156]

I have heard there are colorful cichlids like electric yellows that will do well & fit in with non cichlid community fish. I am looking to add some color to my community tank. Does anyone have a list of non-agressive cichlids that would fit in with what I have listed in my sig ? And what things make them most comfortable ? Thanks.

 

[freddyk]

Go to the new world section for this, you have a lot of options. Some tankanyikans will also work with many community fish, depending what types they are, but smaller new worlds are the best option. Malawis are a bad idea for this.

non-agressive cichlids

Keyhole cichlids are as tame as they come, and are the single one I'd say is even close to non-aggressive. The other options would are merely 'less aggressive'.

So... what kind of 'community' fish are we talking about here?

 

[ogh1156]

I have my tank set up & fish listed in my signature, Have a look & let me know what you think. Thanks

 

[Ben]

as Freddy said, only New World Cichlids(American cichlids) will fit your tank,
you could have 2 pairs of dwarves or dwarf acaras(keyholes) but you could get dwarf african cichlids such as the Kribensis.
heres a list of fish that are suitable and are pretty much always available at your lfs:
Blue/Gold Rams
Bolivian Rams
Keyhole Cichlid
Cockatoo Cichlid
Aggasizi Cichlid
Festivum Cichlid
Checkerboard Cichlid
Kribensis
Thomasis Cichlid(also african)
and thats most of what i can think of now, you can have 2 pairs of fish out of that list in a 55gal

DD