55 Gallon Cichlid idea's?

[dwsdarius]

I have a 55 gallon tank and I want to stock south/central America cichlids/cichlid (willing to keep a solo fish). I have another 55 with a green terror pair, a 90 gallon with a zebra tilapia (buttikoferi tilapia) and now I want to add something to my empty 55. I don't want a fish tat will out grow the tank, maybe something maxing at 7-8inches. Also I wanted to stray away from common fish like convicts, jack Dempsey and firemouths. I was deciding between pike cichlids, severum, geophagus....but are there any other fish good for a 55?

 

[Manu8__too]

How about a pair of "Rio Grijavla" Salvini Cichlids. Beautiful fish with amazing coloration. Males usually don't exceed 8" in size, and females usually top out around 5-6". Rapps currently has some juvenile F1's in stock.

 

[Rio Kaiju]

If you go with a pike wouldn't it have to be a dwarf to stay under your 7-8" requirement?

 

[Fish on Fire]

Planted dwarf pike tank would look nice with dithers.

Escondido pair would look really good.

Grammode, solo male would look cool, especially if you find a bold one.

Ebjd, a high quality one, would look nice as a centerpiece.

Rotkeil severum pair would also go nicely in a well aquascaped 55 with some roselines or other barbs/tetras as dithers.