Hello all,
English is my third language so im sorry if I upset anyone.
I had a 29g tank for a couple of months and I think its fascinating with cichlids, so I am going to start my third tank which will be a 55g.
Let me start of with telling what I would like with the tank.
1. I like to have as many fishes as possible without overstocking and stressing them
2. I think its fascinating when cichlids breed so I would love to see that happen in my tank (I have a spare tank that i can move the parents or the **** to if needed)
3. I would like to mix regular(?) cichlids with shelldwellers.
And for the tank:
emperor 400
whisper 60
fluval 404
I will have a lot of caves
some plants
and moss
when it comes to species, I have no idea if I should go for malawis, south-american, Tanganyika or what not.
I choose to post my topic here because i got the sense that malawis are the most popular ones?
please help me out

its appreciated.
what species should I go for? how many? etc...
regards,
Vacholino