Peacock Cichlid and Community Tank

Curious to know about peacock cichlids in a community tank. I am looking to add a bright "star of the show" medium sized fish to my community tank. This is my setup - 65g, (half of the following fish came with the tank, if I didn't take them, the guy was going to flush them down the toilet. ) - 14 albino cories, 10 cardinal tetras, 7 lemon tetras, 8 marble hatchets, and a male betta (I have never seen a betta more oblivious to other fish than the one we have...hubby jokes that he must be blind. Lol. He is not blind, rest assured). They are in a planted tank with an abundance of driftwood to provide caves. Filter is an Eheim 2217 and substrate is black sand, temp is 79 Farenheit. I've always loved cichlids and read that peacocks are a good (or at least a better) choice for community thanks. Thoughts? Most interested in one male grant's peacock cichlid or one male sunshine peacock cichlid.

Thanks!

 

Curious to know about peacock cichlids in a community tank. I am looking to add a bright "star of the show" medium sized fish to my community tank. This is my setup - 65g, (half of the following fish came with the tank, if I didn't take them, the guy was going to flush them down the toilet. ) - 14 albino cories, 10 cardinal tetras, 7 lemon tetras, 8 marble hatchets, and a male betta (I have never seen a betta more oblivious to other fish than the one we have...hubby jokes that he must be blind. Lol. He is not blind, rest assured). They are in a planted tank with an abundance of driftwood to provide caves. Filter is an Eheim 2217 and substrate is black sand. I've always loved cichlids and read that peacocks are a good (or at least a better) choice for community thanks. Thoughts? Most interested in one male grant's peacock cichlid or one male sunshine peacock cichlid.

Thanks!

P.S. I have what I call a "fishy timeout". It is a large breeding net that in the past I have put any semi-aggressive fish in allowing them to get accustomed to the other fish before I give them free roam. I'm sure that is nothing new to others.

 

I have 17 of this assortment of peacock this was to stop aggression but my sunshine as been such a bully I put him in with 2 nine inch Oscar's who seem to enjoy his company, these are by nature an aggressive fish and wouldn't add them to your community tank,

 

I have 17 of this assortment of peacock this was to stop aggression but my sunshine as been such a bully I put him in with 2 nine inch Oscar's who seem to enjoy his company, these are by nature an aggressive fish and wouldn't add them to your community tank,

Thanks for the response! Do you think that could be an individual personality thing or that is how they are overall? (I've had jerk betta but have also had very docile). Have you ever had a Grant's cichlid? I just want to make sure I keep all happy.

 

Peacock cichlids are stereotypically pretty aggressive from everything I have seen and heard. Most African cichlids are. You may want to try something like an Acara or similar new world cichlid.

 

Tbh its like everything you could very well be ok but buy the smallest you can get this way he won't be top man, yes there always a bully as we find with shrimp and fish some mix great yet same setup in another tank dosnt work, ivd not tried the grants, and still think they will be aggressive, if you do decide to try them have a place ready if it goes pear shaped

 

Curious to know about peacock cichlids in a community tank. I am looking to add a bright "star of the show" medium sized fish to my community tank. This is my setup - 65g, (half of the following fish came with the tank, if I didn't take them, the guy was going to flush them down the toilet. ) - 14 albino cories, 10 cardinal tetras, 7 lemon tetras, 8 marble hatchets, and a male betta (I have never seen a betta more oblivious to other fish than the one we have...hubby jokes that he must be blind. Lol. He is not blind, rest assured). They are in a planted tank with an abundance of driftwood to provide caves. Filter is an Eheim 2217 and substrate is black sand, temp is 79 Farenheit. I've always loved cichlids and read that peacocks are a good (or at least a better) choice for community thanks. Thoughts? Most interested in one male grant's peacock cichlid or one male sunshine peacock cichlid.

Thanks!

I wouldn't recommend keeping any African Cichlids in a community tank. Especially not with the fish you've got. They require much different water parameters than most of the fish you currently have/want-pH 7.8-8.5, GH 12-20°, KH 10-18° temps 72-82°F, they can be very aggressive especially with slower, smaller fish.