Red Texas tank mates

I have a 37 gallon fish tank that i just got and i am getting a red texas cichlid to put in there and i was wondering what other native fish and also cichlids would be good tank mates with a red texas that are aggressive as well. I do wont to put a catfish in there hopefully maybe a channel really wont a flathead or a baby blue but not sure. Anyways what would be good tank mates for my red texas that are aggressive as well??
Thanks

I have a 37 gallon fish tank that i just got and i am getting a red texas cichlid to put in there and i was wondering what other native fish and also cichlids would be good tank mates with a red texas that are aggressive as well. I do wont to put a catfish in there hopefully maybe a channel really wont a flathead or a baby blue but not sure. Anyways what would be good tank mates for my red texas that are aggressive as well??
Thanks

I suppose if you are set on giant gamefish cats you should keep an eye on them so when their mouth gets big enough to grab onto that Red Texas, you can take them out before you lose an expensive fish. Honestly, bullheads of any sort work much better in terms of size and also they look nicer coloration wise (I guess some really small flatheads can look cool but they get HUGE). As far as aggression goes, cats in general are more of night owls that like to hog the food, so they rarely come in conflict with others except for at feeding time. They don't really need to be aggressive (though any given individual might be) - any sunfish/cichlid that is spunky enough to mess with them learns a harsh lesson from their pectoral spines.

I get the impression that Red Texas cichlids are a little more on the wimpy side, at least compared to their pure Texas counterparts. But Perciforms are Perciforms - aggression levels and attitudes will vary depending on the individual. If yours is a little meeker, you could try some slightly smaller sunfish or any of the larger minnows like Crescent Shiners. I don't know what's found in Georgia but I'm guessing you have stuff like Longears, Blackspotted or maybe Redspotted, Redbreast, etc. that would be nice looking. If your Red Texas is mean, grab sunfish that are larger than it. You might even want a fish that is much larger if the Red Texas is really nasty, or you could look into stuff like Redfin Pickerels and other smallish predators (I think there are some cool smaller bass species down there).

Best of luck!

Hey i just got four fish today i acutally measured out my tank and i have a 45 gallon tank and i have all young fish i have a young green texas cichlid a jack dempsey a firemouth and a green terror and i am looking for some more that would be good tank mates for them and even breed with them?? We have alot of longears and blackspotted sunfish are hard to come by but we have em we are stocked full of bluegill and i cant stand bluegill to me there just ugly but i have been seeing them all of my life.

"green texas cichlid a jack dempsey a firemouth and a green terror"
Keep an eye on that Firemouth, they are usually less aggressive than the other cichlids you mentioned so it might get beat up on. Make sure that you can rescue it if it looks stressed.

"i am looking for some more that would be good tank mates for them and even breed with them"
I'm not sure I really understand the second part of this question... do you mean want tank mates that would breed with the first that you already have? If that's what you mean then you have to realize that only cichlids can breed with cichlids, and that only works if you have a male/female pair that are in the same genus (although there are a few exceptions to the genus rule). I doubt any of your fish will breed with each other. Of course, I don't know if that's what you were asking, so correct me if I got you wrong.

"We have alot of longears and blackspotted sunfish are hard to come by but we have em we are stocked full of bluegill and i cant stand bluegill to me there just ugly but i have been seeing them all of my life."
Longears are nice and colorful and would work for a while, but make sure that they are always a smidge bigger than your cichlids, because they are not the most highly aggressive sunfish and may have trouble holding their ground. I agree, Bluegill might be kind of cool if you've never seen them before, but after catching dozens in every place you go fishing they do get kind of old. Most of the time, they aren't very spectacular in the aquarium either, just big, dull colored, mean fish. On the other hand, they are intelligent fish and would get large enough to put up with your cichlids. Lastly, you could always throw a Bullhead in there for good measure. Hope it works out!

Usually Cichlids and Centrarchids have different water parameters and temp requirements, what temps do your have your tanks set at? I believe with all the fish you have stocked in your 45g. theyre will not be room for your natives when theyre fully grown and this will just cause excessive fighting and territorial disputes. If you get a tank big enough for when theyre fully grown the best Centrarchids to mix with Cichlids seem to be Redspotted, Dollar and Green sunnies and Rockbass. I totally agree with Orangespotted that a Stonecat or Bullhead would be better to mix with the Cichlids.