to my delight i got 4 cichlids and they are getting along w/ my barbs just fine. i'm so happy now i just need to find out what type of cichlids they are. i know they are africans and most of my barbs are black ruby and i have 2 feeder guppies left that have gotten very beautiful oh well they will be fish food soon as the cichlids catch them. has anyone else tried this combo of fish did it work or not? guess only time will tell unless someone else has done it