American cichlids tank

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Ilovefishes24 said:
Good morning fish lovers
I'm planning to upgrade to a 75G in a couple of days
I currently have a 30G with 2 keyhole
1 threadfin acara.
1 paradise gourami
1 rainbow shark
I plan to rehome the shark and gourami
My questions are. What American cichlids can I have in my 75G
What are some peaceful amercian cichlids that won't bother my very peaceful keyholes
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I have an electric blue acara, electric blue jd and a fire mouth with mine. They are fine except the fire mouth does stay away from the others.
 
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CaliFishGuy said:
Not really. The electric blue JD likes to stay in a ship decor thing. The fire mouth usually stays on the opposite side of the tank of the other two. The electric blue acara is the boss.
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Lmaoo really
That's good. I'm tryna to figure out what I should get
 
Angelfish and discus are cichlids and will work for keyholes, but not jd or firemouth. Geophaguses are supposed to be chill, but I have never had any so I don't know. Severums are tough and gentle, and I think would work with keyholes and angels, with discus, some people say yes, some say no. From personal experience, rams are ridiculously delicate and need RO water, something expensive that I don't intend on getting. This may be something to consider.
 
J. H. said:
Angelfish and discus are cichlids and will work for keyholes, but not jd or firemouth. Geophaguses are supposed to be chill, but I have never had any so I don't know. Severums are tough and gentle, and I think would work with keyholes and angels, with discus, some people say yes, some say no. From personal experience, rams are ridiculously delicate and need RO water, something expensive that I don't intend on getting. This may be something to consider.
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Be sure not to get a breeding pair of Angels, as they can get rather aggressive. I've had them challenge and chase away fish 5x their size. I have two Severums and they only chase fish who chase them first, which is still very rare. They never nip fins, even if a fish nips theirs. I rarely even see aggression from them during feeding, which is when my tank gets most hectic.
 
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reefman said:
Rainbow cichlids
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Those remind me of Jewel cichlids, which would also be a great addition to I Ilovefishes24 75g.
 
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J. H. said:
Angelfish and discus are cichlids and will work for keyholes, but not jd or firemouth. Geophaguses are supposed to be chill, but I have never had any so I don't know. Severums are tough and gentle, and I think would work with keyholes and angels, with discus, some people say yes, some say no. From personal experience, rams are ridiculously delicate and need RO water, something expensive that I don't intend on getting. This may be something to consider.
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Thanks a lot. I'm a amateur. So it's no way I can keep dicuss now
My other cichlid might chase the angelfish
But I'll search for the other one you mention
 
Angelphish said:
Be sure not to get a breeding pair of Angels, as they can get rather aggressive. I've had them challenge and chase away fish 5x their size. I have two Severums and they only chase fish who chase them first, which is still very rare. They never nip fins, even if a fish nips theirs. I rarely even see aggression from them during feeding, which is when my tank gets most hectic.
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What size tank do you have again
 
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