Aggressive fish community?

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I know Angel fish and Discus are a breed of Cichlids, but I think they aren't considered aggressive, will they get eaten/attacked?

I would like to put in a Jewel, electric yellow and blue cobalt ciclid which I believe are all African cichilds?

So my question is: If i have those 3 cichilds (maybe 4-5), an Angel fish and a Discus will it work? If not, what fish can i mix with the 3 (presumably) African cichilds?
Are the 3 cichilds I mentioned all African?

I've seen sharks mixed in with cichlids at a pet store and my friend has an electric yellow cichlid with her guppies and mollies and other small fish. When it matures will it become aggressive or can it possibly remain peaceful - it has never attacked another fish.
 
The electric yellow and blue cobalt are Mbuna- Lake Malawi cichlids. These can both be aggressive. They will probably beat up on the Angel fish and the Discus which are less aggressive of the cichlid family. The Jewel is also a very aggressive species of the cichlid family.

I think the Jewel comes from a different lake then the other two so you would need to check PH and hardness requirements. With my tank I am sticking to one lake (Malawi) so that the fish require the same water type. It also depends on what size and type of filters that you have as well as what size tank you have.
 
African cichlids won't work well with angelfish and discus, first, angels and discus will become too stressed from the aggressiveness of the African cichlids and eventually die. They also have different water parameters, angels and discus like acidic water while African cichlids tend to live in slightly alkaline waters. African cichlids are only mixed with other African cichlids, to form a cichlid community, you know, a lake habitat with lots of rock work that form caves and sparsely vegetated. Many people also keep marbled or spotted headstanders with cichlids, because they are also aggressive and can hold their own. They do get to a large size and recommended only for 55+ gallons. Also, many of the Synodontis catfishes come from Africa and have the same habitat as the cichlids. Sorry to say that if you do want African cichlids, you should get another tank, or find other fish to go with angelfish and discus. Good luck!
 
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