55 gallon CA tank?

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Jack Dempsey
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Help me out guys I am at a bit of a crossroads. Not going to give a long backrounds story but I am switching to a 55 gallon CA. The thing is I want the tank to be a "peacfull"(yeah I know the term is kind of loose here) CA tank. I would like to have at least one pair if anything else. They can't grow larger than 6" and can't be super aggressive even when breeding. So far I have looked at sajicas and multispinosa(rainbow cichlids). Any experience with the previous two or any suggestions? Oh and it would be nice if they got along with the current mollies in the tank :).
 
@Loves severums-Aren't blue acaras SA cichlids? I actually do like firemouth cichlids. Maybe I could look into them and species from the same genus.

@fallin49er-not really interested in nanoluteus but I have been looking into that genus. So far from the archeocentrus and Cryptoheros I have sajica only.
 
rrcoolj;4178535;4178535 said:
@Loves severums-Aren't blue acaras SA cichlids? I actually do like firemouth cichlids. Maybe I could look into them and species from the same genus.

@fallin49er-not really interested in nanoluteus but I have been looking into that genus. So far from the archeocentrus and Cryptoheros I have sajica only.
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I was just thinking that with your mollies you wanted something that wouldn't kill them...the firemouths will eliminate the mollies quick.
 
fallin49er;4178558; said:
I was just thinking that with your mollies you wanted something that wouldn't kill them...the firemouths will eliminate the mollies quick.
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Really? Because I have seen livebearers as well as tetras and what not kept with FM cichlids succesfully. Maybe it's just a freak thing tho.
 
Rainbows are about the most peaceful CA cichlids I've kept . . . more peaceful than firemouths for sure . . .
 
Thanks everyone. I am actually leaning toward sajica.

@DavidSoleimani-thanks for the link. They look awesome. Problem would be finding them. I have loked at T.Ellioti but apparently they are more aggro than firemouths.
 
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