I’m looking into gettin a starter tank and I want African cichlids. How many of these can I have in a 20 gal tank?
none. I mean when you buy them they are young so you could keep like 10 but they get REALLY big and when you purchase a fish you need to purchase it and place it with its adult size as the reference. so not even one fully grown cichlid could live in a 20 gallon. Unless of course you got dwarf cichlids but i have NO idea where you can find those guys
Probably up2 4-5 since dey are Cichlids & need a lot of space.Use a good filter, probably a Power Head, add some decorations(plastic plants,small caves etc.), add fine gravel & dat will jus do it!!!! Hope dis helped. t.c
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none. I mean when you buy them they are young so you could keep like 10 but they get REALLY big and when you purchase a fish you need to purchase it and place it with its adult size as the reference. so not even one fully grown cichlid could live in a 20 gallon. Unless of course you got dwarf cichlids but i have NO idea where you can find those guys
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20 gal is too small for most of the African cichlids, they just get too big and aggressive.
A pair of Kribensis might be OK in that size tank.
http://www.fishlore.com/profile-kribensiscichlid.htm
Ian
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