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Hey everyone
I got 120g that was a reef tank for years. I got bored with it, sold all the corals and i am planning to turn it into a malawi tank. I am new to the cichlid hobby and still not sure yet what types of species i will have as there are so many types to choose from. I still got a alot of reading and researching to do on this site. But there is one general question i already have. I want the fishes to look as colorful as possible obviously like everyone does, so when i stock my tank do i try and get a male and some females of each species or do i do an all male tank with 1 male from each species or get serveral juveniles of each species and let one turn into a dominant male? I wish i could be more specific as far as what types of cichlids i would like to have but i just have not decided. I was just curious if there was a so called "rule of thumb" about stocking.
Any opinions are appreciated
Thanks
I got 120g that was a reef tank for years. I got bored with it, sold all the corals and i am planning to turn it into a malawi tank. I am new to the cichlid hobby and still not sure yet what types of species i will have as there are so many types to choose from. I still got a alot of reading and researching to do on this site. But there is one general question i already have. I want the fishes to look as colorful as possible obviously like everyone does, so when i stock my tank do i try and get a male and some females of each species or do i do an all male tank with 1 male from each species or get serveral juveniles of each species and let one turn into a dominant male? I wish i could be more specific as far as what types of cichlids i would like to have but i just have not decided. I was just curious if there was a so called "rule of thumb" about stocking.
Any opinions are appreciated
Thanks