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I've kept them, they are really awesome little cichlids. They are absolutely comical and hardy as well. They are relatively easy to breed if that's what you're looking for, but they are also compatible in different setups too. I've seen them in West African type tanks with kribs and things like...

They are relatively timid by nature, and being new, they probably aren't comfortable with their surroundings.

If the fish is comfortable with the water, and assuming the fish is healthy, it would readily be going after those live shrimp and minnows. I had a G. tile back in the day that didn't adjust to eating even frozen silversides and shrimp for months. I was feeding ghost shrimp up to that point. If...

That's a tiny tank, but I think they make heaters specifically for tanks that size.

EBJD are not compatible with what you have in there. There are other mbuna that are blue, look through the species profiles at cichlid-forum.com if you want some ideas

What is the tank size and water parameters?

They are generally compatible, but those are some tiny tanks in question though.

Why bother to use just aquarium salt when it is marine salt that you needed? Try to start researching marine aquariums, since that is what eventually you might as well convert it to.

I'm pretty sure that I've seen Dermogenys pusilla being bred in freshwater. I've had them for years in freshwater in my old shelldweller tanks, I wouldn't bother with keeping them in brackish.

That might be a little small for the "commercial" tilapia, which I'm guessing are hybrids of larger species. You might get away breeding one of the relatively smaller species like Tilapia joka, but even that might be a stretch I imagine.

Depending on the species of halfbeak, you might not need brackish water.

I didn't mean to make it seem like I'm suggesting dithers are necessary, I'm just making suggestions as to options if the OP wanted have some. I've always used them in Tanganyikan cichlid tanks (with julies or shelldwellers) and I assume there is no harm in keeping them in a mbuna tank...

Your fish is a halfbeak http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile49.html, not the needlefish that is in that picture.

they don't look like the red claw crab from the aqurium hobby, but I'm no expert.

A tank udgrade as star_rider said is the best way to go, but you might be able to grow some out in a 20 long for some time, but an upgrade will be necessary.

maybe a male and a group of females of a smaller species that you like is the way to go. I like rainbowfish or giant danios as dithers (Buenos Aires tetras for neotropical tanks).

you should try some live food first just to get it to eat, it might not accept anything else yet. Like everyone else said, angels are not compatible with it, need opposite water conditions.

get rid of the BP and the firemouth, that would be fantastic!!

Read the sticky about cycling, it will answer your questions.

I would worry about the nitrates more than the pH. As long as you're doing water changes on a consistent basis there shouldn't be a problem. I'm not sure why you're so desperate to lower the pH though. If you have hardy, adaptable fish you're better off not manipulating the pH unless you need to...