Will this cichlid community idea work in a 55 gal?

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Right so far I have
1 angle fish
1 senngal bichir
and the tank just seems ...empty and lonely so thought about an idea of having a predator set up but a 55 is just to small is seems so I am saving up for 6ft x3ft x3t tank but I still have the problem of having an almost empty 55 tank , I also really like cichlids and have done quite a lot of research and come up with a list which I think might work...oh and the tank is
100 cm long
40 cm wide
50 cm deep/high
The cichlid community that I would like to have is as follows:

2 keyhole
2 flags
1 firemouth
1 pearl cichlid
1 blue acare
with my
angle, fully grown
sengal bichir which is about 5.5 inches(I know it will get around 10 inches)
so do you guys reckon this would work ?and if not why? and what else could replace it? I know its a lot to ask but I want this to be a perfect community cichlid tank :)
 
I've seen bichirs take down some pretty big relative to their heads. I think down road you'll just be feeding the bichir.
 
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ehh said:
I've seen bichirs take down some pretty big relative to their heads. I think down road you'll just be feeding the bichir.
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really the biggest hes eaten now is a 2 inch guppy and I have had him for like 10 months now but I can move him to my 220 gallon if need be so apart from that him any other problems with the fish I listed?
 
taylor the beast said:
Right so far I have
1 angle fish
1 senngal bichir
and the tank just seems ...empty and lonely so thought about an idea of having a predator set up but a 55 is just to small is seems so I am saving up for 6ft x3ft x3t tank but I still have the problem of having an almost empty 55 tank , I also really like cichlids and have done quite a lot of research and come up with a list which I think might work...oh and the tank is
100 cm long
40 cm wide
50 cm deep/high
The cichlid community that I would like to have is as follows:

2 keyhole
2 flags
1 firemouth
1 pearl cichlid
1 blue acare
with my
angle, fully grown
sengal bichir which is about 5.5 inches(I know it will get around 10 inches)
so do you guys reckon this would work ?and if not why? and what else could replace it? I know its a lot to ask but I want this to be a perfect community cichlid tank :)
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Angle fish ...Angel fish you meant right? blue acare...Blue Acara you meant right? Also on your occupation it says Stundent thank god it didn't say teacher lol

Anyways got off topic and the firemouth can get very aggressive and the bichir can get very aggressive as well.
 
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Ihsnshaik said:
Angle fish ...Angel fish you meant right? blue acare...Blue Acara you meant right? Also on your occupation it says Stundent thank god it didn't say teacher lol

Anyways got off topic and the firemouth can get very aggressive and the bichir can get very aggressive as well.
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hahah yes my English isn't very good but I still got a b so hahah and will the aggressiveness in the firemouth be shortened if added another one or will that just make is worse and my Senegal Bichir is so lovely at the moment and like I said I can always move it into my 220 gallon tank if needed but the rest of the fish would be okay together?
 
I would not add another firemouth. Honestly they're small and pack a mean bite. I'm not saying it will not work I've had 1 inch texas with 11 inch texas and 16 inch midas and they all were fine.
 
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Ihsnshaik said:
I would not add another firemouth. Honestly they're small and pack a mean bite. I'm not saying it will not work I've had 1 inch texas with 11 inch texas and 16 inch midas and they all were fine.
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ah okay get you so you reckon I should give it a go ? and you reckon the only problem would be the firemouth out of all the fish mentioned? and thanks for your help
 
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