Convict tankmates (safe & colorful)

[Fresh808]

Thanks for the input. Sounds like I might be looking at a GT, JD, Severum (color choices?) along with my convict. A local friend here suggested peacock cichlids. Not sure if her was kidding.
Anything on that?
Aloha,
Scott

 

[HUKIT]

If he's referring to Malawi peacocks the answer would be no. Best not to mix the lakes/rivers from different continents.

 

[amesdrew]

If you got a severum, I would get the yellow/orange severum, my LFS has them. They are pretty cool and probably will be my next choice when I get a tank.

 

[Tom-tom]

I have a 60g tank and in it I have 1 male convict, 2 females, one 9'' female red Texas cichlid, 1 male, 1 female green terror, 2 red Texas/green terror hybrids, 3 key hole cichlids, 3 Nicaragua cichlids 2 guamies, large plec and a red tailed shark and a talking cat fish and I never get any fighting they all are really tolerant of eachother, when the convicts breed they get a bit territorial but not too bad, oh I've also got a 20g with about 80 6month old convict fry

Most south American cichlids get on with eachother, defo don't mix African with American

 

[Tom-tom]

Oh and Ive got about 5 Tia red clawed crabs too

 

[Emclenaghan]

I have 2 tiger oscars and an albino red Oscar with my pair of convicts and they all get along really well. I had a JD in with them but took him back to the store because he was beating the heck out of my other fish.

 

[loveconvicts]

Stay with bigger cichlids. Convicts can be pretty aggressive! Dwarf cichlids will be fish food once the others get big enough