Can convict cichlids live with electric blue acaras?

Verdict

Yes, with care

Yes, with care. Convict cichlids and electric blue acaras can share a tank, but watch one thing. Convict cichlids are aggressive. Electric blue acaras hold their own only in a big tank with places to hide.

Convict cichlid74–82°F · pH 6.6–7.8

Electric blue acara72–82°F · pH 6.5–7.5

What to watch

Watch outConvict cichlids are aggressive. Electric blue acaras hold their own only in a big tank with places to hide.

What works

Both are fine at 74–82°F.
pH 6.6–7.5 suits both.
They use different parts of the tank: convict cichlids the bottom, electric blue acaras the mid.

Water side by side

The green band is the temperature range both can live in.

The green band is the pH both tolerate.

Size to scale

Adult length in an aquarium. A fish can swallow anything that fits in its mouth, roughly a third to half its own length for predators.

Care at a glance

	Convict cichlid	Electric blue acara
Temperature	74–82 °F	72–82 °F
pH	6.6–7.8	6.5–7.5
Adult size	5.0 in	6.0 in
Minimum tank	30 gal	30 gal
Temperament	Aggressive	Semi-aggressive
Swims at	Bottom	Middle
Group	Alone or in pairs	Alone or in pairs
Diet	Omnivore	Omnivore