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How many cichlids can I keep in a 45 gallon?

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#1 ·
Hey,

I am currently raising several juvenial mbuna in a 20 gallon. I want to purchase more fish, along with a 45 gallon aquarium, but am not sure how many I can keep in a tank that size.

Suggestions?
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
I have decided to get a 55 gallon instead. The tank is: 48"L, 13"W, 20"H

I am planning on keeping: Labs (caeruleus & hongi) , Metriaclima estherae, and possibly some Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos. Now I know that the cyaneorhabdos is an aggressive fish, but in a tank that size would it be possible to keep them with the others?