Originally Posted by aconrad

This is the one mistake most people make with cichlids. They see a one inch Jack Dempsy in the store and the workers that know nothing or are just trying to make a sale will tell you its fine. Two months later you have a very large cichlid in a small tank. You are best to stick with the kribs or rams, but I'd have to suggest keeping another type of fish in that tank. You'll be better off in the end if you keep it simple with smaller community fish.