needs a breeding pair

[2fast2slow]

what about green terror

 

[n-e-w-land]

Green Terrors get even larger than JDs so probably wouldn't work out once they were fully grown. How about festivums.

 

[Pomatomus]

Firemouths, salvinis, mayan cichlids.

If you plan on upgrading to a larger tank in a year or two you could try a dovii. They will spawn in 40 gallons.

 

[Citrinellus]

Since when is a pair of jds too big for a 55g? Once cichlids start breeding their growth tends to slow down as their priority get shifted towards mating. I think a pair would work well in there for life.

 

[VRWC]

Firemouths, salvinis, mayan cichlids.

If you plan on upgrading to a larger tank in a year or two you could try a dovii. They will spawn in 40 gallons.

no, mayans wont work. I just got rid of one that was 13 inches and a spawning pair of mayans is WAY to big for a 55...and Dovii? are you kidding? Dont get those either. They will outgrow a 55 in 4-6 months.

 

[rudywieck52]

I would get one bigger cichlid like a GT or JD and then try to breed a smaller pair like convicts or firemouths.

 

[RedH2O]

Salvini trust me these are beautys check these picture out.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/images/salvini.jpg male

http://ciklidi.net/images/amerika/salvini.jpg female

I have a single male in my 240gal and hes currently the dominate one with a jag,trimac and oscar. When a salvini threatens a tankmate there color is amazing and there are awsome to watch. They are quite easy to sex aswell so finding a pair shouldn't be a problem. If you want other tankmates i'd make a divider they can get quite the teeth and do some nasty damage to other fish.

 

[VRWC]

I would get one bigger cichlid like a GT or JD and then try to breed a smaller pair like convicts or firemouths.

a breeding convict pair will destroy a GT & a JD. Id pass on that.

 

[2fast2slow]

so since i already have one JD i may just get another one, but in my area they come 1-2 inches, what do i do so i am sure to get a female

 

[2fast2slow]

also i would like something a little more active then the JD though