you can keep lot in a 75-90 4 feet is not bad i like uaru and geos or what about spiny eels or bgk.
I Don't Know What to Keep Anymore :(
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you can keep lot in a 75-90 4 feet is not bad i like uaru and geos or what about spiny eels or bgk.
What size 4 foot tank? Big difference between a 55 and 120.
Right now I have two setups, one with large fish (two 12"+ pike cichlids, some silver dollars) and one with smaller fish (mix of CA cichlids and livebearers), and the setup with the smaller fish is much more satisfying for me to watch. Being able to watch the interactions of the fish in their environment, and seeing the fish have lots of room to explore, set up territories, quarrel, etc. is very rewarding.
What I would do is a colony of cryptoheros species, like Dan suggested. You will be able to watch them form pairs, breed, show off to each other, bicker over food and territory. Very interesting. Add some livebearers and bottom dwellers, and you will have activity all over the tank.
If your tank is a 55 gallon you should go with C. nanoluteus, they stay the smallest and you could keep 6 or so in the tank. Might have problems trying to do the larger species in that size. If it is a 75, 90, 120, I would say you could probably do any cryptoheros. Beware of convicts, they are generally harder to keep in groups in my experience.
Right now I have two setups, one with large fish (two 12"+ pike cichlids, some silver dollars) and one with smaller fish (mix of CA cichlids and livebearers), and the setup with the smaller fish is much more satisfying for me to watch. Being able to watch the interactions of the fish in their environment, and seeing the fish have lots of room to explore, set up territories, quarrel, etc. is very rewarding.
What I would do is a colony of cryptoheros species, like Dan suggested. You will be able to watch them form pairs, breed, show off to each other, bicker over food and territory. Very interesting. Add some livebearers and bottom dwellers, and you will have activity all over the tank.
If your tank is a 55 gallon you should go with C. nanoluteus, they stay the smallest and you could keep 6 or so in the tank. Might have problems trying to do the larger species in that size. If it is a 75, 90, 120, I would say you could probably do any cryptoheros. Beware of convicts, they are generally harder to keep in groups in my experience.
Polypterus are a lot of fun to keep, I'd highly recommend them! Is your heart set on cichlids? 
the most likely of scenarios lolGoldfish.
Hey, if it's 5ft high, 4ft cylinder, you could keep just about anything
I was gonna suggest polys too...never go wrong with them lol. But op doesnt want to worry about securing lids.Polypterus are a lot of fun to keep, I'd highly recommend them! Is your heart set on cichlids?
I love the puffer idea. Or a group of exodons. Id even consider some nice active community fish. I say do something different. We've all done the cichlid thing. Love em tho
