[kyled50]

I am new to the cichlid world and was wondering how many cichlids I could put into a 28 gallon bow front tank. Thanks

 

[james1983]

when dealing with cichlids you want to look at the tank dimensions, filtration, and the adult size of the fish you want to keep. with a 28 gallon i dont think you have too many options, maybe some type of shelly.

 

[tomfoolery]

my friend has a 29 gallon. he has like 6 small ones. they seem pretty happy. but i dont know what its goin to be like when they get bigger

 

[Joels fish]

Shellies would work, so would Rams , Apistos' , Dwarf Acaras, and just about any thing that stays under 6". With the larger ones(4-6" fish) you would do best to keep only a single specimen or at most a pair. Any more and your looking for trouble.