Hey, I'm new 
I have 2 20 gals (ones long), with one male convict in each, and that's it, and I wanted to free up one of them for maybe brichardis, so I was considering gettign a larger tank. It'd be 55 gal, I can't afford any more, and the one requirement is that it has a single male convict (I don't want any more of them). I've been told a single JD will work with him, but I hate to spend $300 just to add one more fish. I'd do it for an oscar or severum, but not for a JD and a convict. I suppose I'd be fine with just having these two if I could also have school of tiger barbs. Are there any other cichlids you think would work? I was considering jewels, but apparently they'd beat the crap out of my covnict if I got a pair? And even then I suppose I could just keep them all in the 20long, so if I did that with the 55 I'd want more fish.
Ideas?
I have 2 20 gals (ones long), with one male convict in each, and that's it, and I wanted to free up one of them for maybe brichardis, so I was considering gettign a larger tank. It'd be 55 gal, I can't afford any more, and the one requirement is that it has a single male convict (I don't want any more of them). I've been told a single JD will work with him, but I hate to spend $300 just to add one more fish. I'd do it for an oscar or severum, but not for a JD and a convict. I suppose I'd be fine with just having these two if I could also have school of tiger barbs. Are there any other cichlids you think would work? I was considering jewels, but apparently they'd beat the crap out of my covnict if I got a pair? And even then I suppose I could just keep them all in the 20long, so if I did that with the 55 I'd want more fish.Ideas?
