I have a 29 gallon aquarium and my brother is giving me some of his African Cichlids to put in it. I was just wondering how many can I have in a 29 gallon tank. Thanks.
The fish I am getting are juveniles that are 1"- 2" and adults which are approx 3". So I was thinking that 10 fish would be a good number considering Cichlids are very territorial.
When I first read the question, I could have sworn I saw "How many African Children can I fit into a 29 gallon tank…"
I have always gone by the 1 inch per gallon rule. You can safely have 29 inches of fish within the tank. There are obvious exceptions to this: feeder fish, low oxygen fish, etc. Divide 29 by the average length of the fish, and you’ll have your answer.
When I first read the question, I could have sworn I saw "How many African Children can I fit into a 29 gallon tank…"
I have always gone by the 1 inch per gallon rule. You can safely have 29 inches of fish within the tank. There are obvious exceptions to this: feeder fish, low oxygen fish, etc. Divide 29 by the average length of the fish, and you’ll have your answer.
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you can keep 1 fish per gallon. so 29 fish you can keep. cichlids are more territorial so they become aggressive. as many they will be they will be less territorial and less aggressive.
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well first off African Cichlids get much larger then 1 inch unless you are planning on not having the fish for more then a month you can keep maybe 2 cichlids in a 29 gallon
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