Would this work?

[ygwilliam]

Would these fish work together in a 100 gallon?

1. Firemouth Cichlid
2. Salvini Cichlid
3. Rainbow Cichlid
4. 2 Black Convicts
5. Green Terror
6. Jack Dempsey
7. Red Shoulder Severum
8. 2 Albino Bristlenose Plecos

Any suggestions on changes? or is it good as is? Not overstocked?

 

[Chockful O Phail]

Short answer no.

It’s already been posted on your other thread, SA/CA communities rarely ever work, since you’re newish 0% chance of working. In the end it’ll either be the Salvini or one of the convicts left alive. The severum and terror just can’t compete with most CAs, the firemouths are glass bullies, Dempseys really only do well when they are top of the heap and usually the only cichlid, same with the rainbow. Unless you get 2 male convicts, they will pair up and really make a mess. If the Salvini gets the convicts first then everything dies. Not to mention WELL overstocked.

Pick one(not the convicts) of those that you really like, get 6-8 and let them work it out to just a pair. Find some target/dither fish that’ll work with your pair. Keep just one pleco if you have to. Enjoy your tank instead of banging your head against the glass.

 

[ichthusfish]

Yeah if you want a royal rumble. My bets on the convict

 

[Mattk1996]

Would these fish work together in a 100 gallon?

1. Firemouth Cichlid
2. Salvini Cichlid
3. Rainbow Cichlid
4. 2 Black Convicts
5. Green Terror
6. Jack Dempsey
7. Red Shoulder Severum
8. 2 Albino Bristlenose Plecos

Any suggestions on changes? or is it good as is? Not overstocked?

I would give it a shot I’ve been quite successful with mixing central and south rn I have a red devil jack Dempsey jaguar and johana pike all living happily in a 125 along with synodontis cats and an ornate the key to it I would say is buying them all young and raise them together. I also have a 75 with a green terror a convict and 2 parrot cichlids that also has worked pretty well there’s also a red tail shark in with them just gotta raise them all together and you’ll have the best odds of not having a blood bath I would also buy the most aggressive ones last start with the least aggressive slow growers.

 

[duanes]

The Thorichthys (firemouth, mostly bluff) and multispinnossa (rainbows) are very mild mannered, compared to the salvini (very aggressive) and Amatitlania (convicts) and Rocio (JDs) are moderately aggressive.
Many South American cichlids are not well equip to deal with the most aggressive Central species
If you were to all them all together, on the same day, as juvies, it might work for while, but as adults I agree with the others who predict, there will be carnage.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Lose the convicts and salvini and give it a shot. Stocking will be heavy, when these fish are adults you will have to do lots of water changes to keep the water clean. two or three a week, 50% or larger. CA/SA communities can work, but not usually the way you want them to. Usually have to tweak them, add/remove fish.

 

[ygwilliam]

Thanks for all the advice. I was going to buy them around 2" each and raise them together. Since yesterday I've decided that I'm not going to put convicts in the tank.

 

[duanes]

Just a heads up, I consider the salvini to be "the most" aggressive cichlid on your list, much more volatile than convicts.
Once they get some size, to me, they only belong in a single species tank.
They are very colorful, and many times in nature, vivid color means everything else should stay away.
Take the clue from poison dart frogs, or coral for instance, though neither aggressive, color is often a more than subtle warning.

 

[ygwilliam]

Just a heads up, I consider the salvini to be "the most" aggressive cichlid on your list, much more volatile than convicts.
Once they get some size, to me, they only belong in a single species tank.
They are very colorful, and many times in nature, vivid color means everything else should stay away.
Take the clue from poison dart frogs, or coral for instance, though neither aggressive, color is often a more than subtle warning.
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That's true. I think I'll take my chances raise them from their juveniles and then thin out the group if I have to.

 

[ygwilliam]

Did some more research and I don't think I'm going to get salvini anymore.