Hey all - I've got a tank lying around spare, it's about 30"x14.5"x15", so it's about 100L, and I was thinking about having cichlids in it, as I've not kept them before!

What would y'all recommend, and suitable tankmates?

Cheers

Probably my favourite cichlids would be Convicts. They're really neat to keep, they're awesome parents but the only 'problem' is that they're fairly aggressive when breeding. Jewel cichlids would probably be the only other cichlids tough enough to be kept with them then, but bottom feeders like plecos etc would be fine with them too.

I've got 2 bristlenoses, and purchased 4 khulii loaches about 6 months ago, but I've only seen 2 recently - they might still be around somewhere!! :lol:

Would khulii's & bnoses be ok with convicts?

Should think so, yeah.

Awesome

Does anybody have a good website for info on Convicts??

How many would be a good number for my sized tank?

Also - does anybody have any baby convicts they want to offload?

cichlidfish.com

I've just found another good read

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Great site, Aqua. It's especially true what they say about having two pairs in the same tank, I had two pairs of fully grown Convicts (about 15cm each) in a 4ft, they each took half as their territory and defended them doggedly. One pair actually dug a pit behind a rock ornament through the ~5cm deep gravel to the glass beneath, causing the ornament to fall over and create a cave which they then laid in! They're definately role model parents and really interesting to watch.