Can i put convict female in 20 gal tank?

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I have a german blue ram pair,4 zebra danios,2 kuhli loachs and a knight goby. Can i house a female convict?
 
I'd think the female convict wouldn't get along with the ram pair. My experience isn't much, I owned a female convict for about 6 months and had to re-home her because she got too aggressive for my firemouth. She liked to dig up plants too.

There is always the chance that you may get a docile convict as with any cichlid, so if you want to try it make sure you have a back-up plan.
 
My female convict is pretty easy going most of the time, but i wouldn't put her with rams. Your rams won't be around for long, especially in a tank of that size. Danios should be ok, not sure about knight gobi but i'd be a bit worried i think!
20 gallons would be ok as long as you had just the danios and maybe a few tough catfish / a dwarf pleco. You could maybe even go with 2 female convicts, but not a pair as they would kill pretty much anything else.
 
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