How many african cichlids can you fit in a 55 gallon tank?

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Water>_<Dragon

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help plz
 

cdfishie123

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it depends on what kind
 

MbunaFishKeeper

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yeh give us some more info so we can help.. what kind (anything you specifcally want) so we can tell you how many then..
 

Water>_<Dragon

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Well see i'm new to cichlids so i need alot of help learning about them. I know there are like 12,000 different kinds. so any reccomendations and pointers would help... thx
 

Water>_<Dragon

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Or if you hve any cichlids you really like you could reccomend to me.
 

Weezer

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We like whats in my sig. the Gouramis were rescued and shouldn't be in there, but no problems yet.....:)
 

Brian Bivens

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With good filtration, and the right compatability, you can overstock a cichlid tank, due to the reduced aggression from the fish.
 
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