Suggust me a cichlid for my 20 gallon

Not true. Are you saying Discus, Angels, Rams, Keyholes, Kribs, etc. will kill barbs?

I agree. Not a reasonable suggestion. Did you have experience with that mixture?

Rams, Apistos, Keyholes, etc.. should be fine.
 
Is there a chance the Barbs may be a little aggressive for the Rams? Currious for my own tank.
 
Is there a chance the Barbs may be a little aggressive for the Rams? Currious for my own tank.
no they are both faster moving fish, and the ram can stand up for itself or at least mine did.
you want a good ciclid center fish? and it has to be SA ciclid? find a rare morph of an angle and ditch the barbs. it is going to be hard to get a nice fish to put in that tank with that barb, they love to munch fins good luck. my lfs had an angle with NO fins left on it from a trade in from a barb attack. maybe get some really nice looking clown loaches. like 3 of them. maybe a few nice rainbows
 
My Cherry Barbs don't seem to cause any problems. Of course, they're currently only in with some cardinal tetras, harlequin rasboras, and cories. I've alsobe been thinking of adding a pair of either rams or apistos to my tank, and/or an angel.

Is it specifically the apisto <-> angel conflict, or would Rams have a similar problem with angels?
 
definitely the rams can take care of any barb.

I had to move my barbs when my Bolivian Rams formed pairs..the tiger Barbs were not ready for atacks from below.

what rare morph of angel??
 
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