How Many Cichlids In a 55 Gallon Tank ?

[xxFlamesxx]

So Far I Have 2 Jewls 2 African(Blue Zebra Cichlid,Electric yellow cichlid) 1 auratus And 1 Pleco
My Filter is http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/74/74/8/88/29/2825888290105017357qBYmjg_th.jpg

There alot of air in the tank Bubble wise (2 dual Air Pumps) I have 2 of these http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/79/28/54/05/0079285405133_500X500.jpg

COnnect to 2 of http://www.nehydro.net/images/airstone12inch.jpg And to two http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/3/3017201090c.jpg

How Many Cichlids Can Go In?
my jewels I think run the tank ._. They go in a tree stump whoever trys to go inside they Try to take a nip the fish the auratus just hides in a cave ._. he is the smallest of them so Uh ya I asked this queston before but not alot of help And If You have any Cool Colorful Cichlids tell me the names :O :nilly:
Thanks,

 

[blue2fyre]

I looked at the old thread you posted before and you were advised to rehome the jewel and auratus. If nothing else I would remove the aruatus. They get very very aggressive as time goes on. The electric yellow and cobalts can stay they won't get to be too bad. What you'll want to do is get more of both species. Usually in a 55 gallon you are looking at 3 species of mbuna. You have the electric yellows and cobalt zebras now you just need to pick a third. If you keep the auratus he may end up killing the rest of your fish in the future. I would suspect the electric yellow would be the first to go due to their coloring and mild manner.
For other species suggestions I suggest rusty cichlids( Iodotropheus sprengerae) or Ps acei. Both are mild mannered and are nice looking. Another option would be a cynotilapia species. They are many different varieties of cynotilapia afras and they are all very nice. The females are usually pretty dull though.
For a 55 gallon you are looking at 3 species with 5 fish per species. Hopefully with 1 male per 4 females. You'll want to double up on your filtration to be able to handle the bioload. Make sure the tank has MANY hiding places.

Also do you know what type of pleco you have? Usually plecos with mbuna can be hit or miss. Most people have success with bristle nosed plecos but even then the mbuna can turn around and kill them.