Best cichlid?
- Thread starter Thatfishboy
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What's your definition of big? With a fifty gallon, I wouldn't go anything bigger than a Dempsey.
Based on you wanting a "larger" fish, I'd recommend: salvini, Dempsey, acara, firemouth, pumpkinseed sunfish
Personally, for a 50gal, I'd go with smaller specimens like rams or smaller Africans
No, red devils and oscars easily exceed 12" and are fast and agressive and will injure themselves in a 50. My oscars 13" and still injures himself from time to time in my 120.
No way
only one in that list that would work would be salvini. You could do one of the following
Severum, Carpintis, Green Terror
You would do better to go with smaller cichlids like Pair of convicts, Firemouth, Accara, Honduran Red Points, Sajica. They will be happier and therefor have more personality.
Putting a large fish in a 50gal, is like putting it in a puddle.
I wouldn't put anything over 5" in a 50 gal.
I wouldn't put anything over 5" in a 50 gal.
