I want a larger fish...

[jimw13uk]

What about a Shoal of Silver Dollars.
Or a Gold Severum - I have a large Gold Severum and he is stunning - Something like that would make a stunning centerpiece - he's never bothered any of the other fish in my tank but I dont have fry in my cichlid tank.
I wouldnt risk an Angel they will definitely eat fry and small stuff.

 

[Raechal]

What about a Shoal of Silver Dollars.
Or a Gold Severum - I have a large Gold Severum and he is stunning - Something like that would make a stunning centerpiece - he's never bothered any of the other fish in my tank but I dont have fry in my cichlid tank.
I wouldnt risk an Angel they will definitely eat fry and small stuff.

I would LOVE a gold severum but I think they'd eat the smaller fish.

 

[jimw13uk]

There is the possibility that they would. I think the neons would be ok for a time until the severum grew larger - they end up being anywhere around 10-14 inches. The fry would be in trouble from the off I would say.

A school of 6 Silver Dollars would look nice though and they are very active and grow quite large.

 

[Paul_MTS]

A sevrum is not a good choice as they will eat smaller fish quite happily when larger. Mine love chasinf river shirmp when i put them in and there the size of neons and bigger.

Your best chice would be a nice shoal of angels, get aorund 6 of them at the smallest size you can find.

starting them small will enable you (with a bit of luck) to keep them safely with the neons.

other than angels i can't really think of anything else, silver dollars would probable be ok being vegies but personally i think there ugly when larger!!

You could try a pair of kribs, or i think lamprologus (can't rember whats species, white ones!!) get along fine in a community

 

[Fishy411]

get another clown loach

you can also get a Festivum Cichlid pair and a Keyhole Cichlid pair(both profiles are in the fish index),
hmm, and once you get the molly fry grown youcould try a small severum or two.
EDIT:what about a few pairs of Apistogrammas?or bolivian rams?
HTH

DD

watch out for festivums. Mine ripped up an angels fins and killed it within 5 minutes.
lamps would take over your tank. Silver Dollars would be awesome. Rainbow cichlids are larger (5"), really personable, and really peaceful and colorful. They also change colors

 

[Raechal]

I think I am favoring the angels so far...My mom has always liked them so maybe I will give them a go. Hope all works well.

 

[Sorrell]

The angels will eat fry though if that's a problem for you. My very first tank ever had swordtails and angels. The angels would follow the swordies and eat the babies as they were being born

 

[Paul_MTS]

now thats what you call birth control!!

 

[LoachLover]

If you got clown loaches you would need at least 4

 

[Raechal]

If you got clown loaches you would need at least 4

I know. I have 2 now, but I didn't buy them, they came with the 55 gallon my mom bought at a yardsale and I just haven't had the time nor money to pick them up a few friends. But I am thinking about getting like 2 clown loaches and then maybe 4 angels.

Eating fry isn't a problem. I just don't want them to harass my mollies and pecking at them for fry when they are all out.