Right now I have a juvenile green terror and a juvenile jack dempsey, both about 2 inches, along with a tire track eel and a nigerian bichir and I was wondering what a minimum tank size should be. Right now i have them in a 29 gallon but was planning on upgrading in a month or two.
Ideal tank size for a few cichlids
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minimum i would try for those fish mentioned is 75 gal. 48x18.i am not sure about the max size of the 2 non-cichlids,so maybe 5 foot tank would be better.
I think that a 6 foot 100 gallon would be ideal and you may even be able to do pairs in that setup
As others have said, 6ft is what would be ideal for the pair when they're bigger. Right now a 29g is fine and can be used as a growout tank though. But, you'll definitely be needing to upgrade soon 
Yep. The GT kinda just gets chased every once in awhile but he is new (bought him 2 days ago). The bichir kinda just chills on the bottom and the TTE hides all day so they really aren't a problem. Im probably going to get the new tank around christmas time. I have a bit of an ammonia problem so i wont be feeding them much for the next week or so.
I was typing advice to you on how to lower your ammonia levels, and my dog jumped up and the back button got hit somehow
. So instead of me typing my advice to you on how to lower the levels, I'll just give you these websites. Hope this helps ..... (The most important thing I think you need to do, is to stop overfeeding your fish. This is a common cause for ammonia problems. Also, I would suggest you do a water change and vacuum the gravel, especially if you stir the gravel and clouds of waste and other debris is prevalent)http://www.beverlyspet.com/fishtalk/Handling High Ammonia Levels.htm
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/ammoniapoison.htm
http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/healthy-aquariums/controlling-ammonia.aspx