Humbly seeking advice from cichlid owners

[nfored]

Compatibility question.


I have 3 Bala sharks, 1 Red Oscar, 1 Raibow shark. So far almost 1 month in the newly added Oscar seems to be doing fine, he is eating being a honorable aquatic citizen.

The three Bala's are 5 - 6 inches and the Rainbow about 4.5 - 5 inches. I worry less about the bala's then the rainbow, they seem to do fine with nippy fish, Blade (RIP) my Red Tail shark was a mean nasty fish. The Bala's just moved and wen on about their day, the rainbow always hid out only venturing out at night. Plus if He had it to rough I would put the rainbow in my 29 gallon bio cube.

Does any one have experience with Keeping Bala's and Cichlids together? Do you think I can ad another one or 2 cichilds?

The ones I was choosing from are as follows.

NW/American

Green Terror.
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey.
Texas or Green Texas Cichlid.
Flower Horn.

African
Electric Blue

 

[Pyramid_Party]

As long as you have room its possible. If the balas are fast they can survive, but if the cichlids get a chance they will not hesitate in biting or killing them. Although, on some occasions cichlids will ignore other non-cichlid fish. I would go with less aggressive cichlids. My cichlids ignore the danios I have with them, but if they swim too close they will try to bite them.

 

[nfored]

So the stunning flower horn is probably out of the question? The bala's are fast little buggers, I love when the door the "Shark" thing and swim so just their dorsal fine in above the water. The wake the create is crazy for the size they are.

I am open for suggestions. I am really looking to ad about 2 more 8 - 12 inch fish. 84x24x24 tank. It will be over stocked but I think 6 fish in the 8" - 12" range should be able to move about okay.

Please feel free to tell me my tank is to small, but at least give good suggestions on what else I might stock.

 

[nfored]

No one else? No suggestions? should I just get some dawf cichlids in teh 3 -6 inch size?