I've kept them in even smaller tanks for months at a time, some even over a
year. I think Meph is talking about the long term, since these fish will
eventually out grow a tank that small.
"Louise" wrote in message
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I have a 33 gal with 15 african cichlids in it and they're very happy...


"Tom K" wrote in message
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I have a new 44 gallon tank and am considering stocking it with
cichlids,
however I see here
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/hawk...ners_guide.htm
that they state that the minimum size for a cichlid tank is 55 gallons.

Is this true? I thought I had heard of smaller cichlid tanks than this
working fine.

Thanks in advance/