salvini cichilds killing other fish

Question
hi, i need some advice on what to do with my salvini cichlids. i was in pets at home and i asked the person who deals with the fish if they were ok with community fish, they were in a tank with some type of barb. well the man said they would be fine, well i bought 3 and the bigger of the 3 has killed nearly all my fish.

i know i should have known better, but i have learnt from my mistake. i have other cichilds in with community fish and they dont bother them at all.  

Answer
Hi Jess,
  I would not put salvini in with ANY so-called community fish.  Salvini are interesting fish but they are definitely highly predatory. That's what they do and they are really good at it.

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