Hey there. The rule of thumb in a fully cycled tank is about 1 and 1/2" of fish per gallon keeping in mind that you no longer have thirty gallons after the displacement of water from sand/gravel. You defiantly need at least two to three cave holes per fish. Check out this place if you do not have caves for your fish. It’s an Internet ma and pop stone shop. They are a little pricey but there stone is the very best I have found. They specialize in cichlid caves. All there stuff is made out of real stone. I ordered a bunch and contacted them first and they did offer me a huge discount. They were also very freindly and custom made a cave to fit my tank all the way across. http://www.kavatica.com/products.html
Hope I helped.
Good luck
I agree. One 6" african, or you could go with a pair of west-africans (kribensis type). The west-Africans don’t get quite as large and aren’t as aggressive… and they are just gorgeous. I had some pelvicachromis taeniatus "Moliwe" last year that were just gorgeous. Definitely some neat fish…
And I’d highly suggest looking into your local fish club if you have one. Most of those people do cichlids, and you should be able to get excellent fish for little or no cost.
get one big one,and save the hassle ,and the cost of them eating each other.LOL
Hey there. The rule of thumb in a fully cycled tank is about 1 and 1/2" of fish per gallon keeping in mind that you no longer have thirty gallons after the displacement of water from sand/gravel. You defiantly need at least two to three cave holes per fish. Check out this place if you do not have caves for your fish. It’s an Internet ma and pop stone shop. They are a little pricey but there stone is the very best I have found. They specialize in cichlid caves. All there stuff is made out of real stone. I ordered a bunch and contacted them first and they did offer me a huge discount. They were also very freindly and custom made a cave to fit my tank all the way across.
http://www.kavatica.com/products.html
Hope I helped.
Good luck
I agree. One 6" african, or you could go with a pair of west-africans (kribensis type). The west-Africans don’t get quite as large and aren’t as aggressive… and they are just gorgeous. I had some pelvicachromis taeniatus "Moliwe" last year that were just gorgeous. Definitely some neat fish…
And I’d highly suggest looking into your local fish club if you have one. Most of those people do cichlids, and you should be able to get excellent fish for little or no cost.