agressive cichlids in 55 gallon tank?

[amyh5335]

Okay, so I have this 55 gallon tank sitting in my apartment that is cycled and ready for some fishes.

I have experience with cichlids. Oscars, blood parrot ciclids, electric yellow, convics, ect. I am not looking for any of those.

I REALLY like Jaguar cichlids and JD cichlids but I'm pretty sure they are too big for my tank.

What other aggressive cichlids could I keep? I REALLY want pirahna's but I know they get big as well.

Could I get 1 JD or 1 Jaguar and keep it with some other smaller cichlids?

I've posted this in like 3 other forums and yahoo answers and people keep telling me Oscar's and goldfish. I still have 3 Oscar's in a 180 gallon tank w/ some giant goldfish that I'm trying to sell now! I'm in an apartment so I can't have anything too big.

I am trying to get a 75 gallon tank w/ stand cheap. Could I get a Jaguar, JD or some Pirahna's in that?

Idk. Somebody help me please!

[cichlidfish]

Hi,
Sorry for late reply, i sent you a private message also.....if you'd like aggressive cichlids in a 55gallon i would recommend going with smaller ones, firemouth, africans etc....
I've had two oscars in a 55gallon, and it was a bit narrow for them to turn when they got big, it was a long tank but not very wide....Now with a 65 gallon tank that was wider i've had better luck with, i've had about six of them in there (they were growing, not full grown...), then for a while had 4 ie two pairs, and then 1 pair in the 65gallon. You can add some other dither, goldfish etc...maybe even convicts ....with 75gallon you should be able to do a decent mix of a couple of oscars and a JD etc....if you go with Piranha, ie not Pacu, i'd say keep other fish out of it....other than the ones you don't mind being killed or eaten....