"Christopher Kollmann" wrote in message
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LFS guy is recommending overstocking the tank, he claims I should end up
with 20-30 cichlids in a 55 gallon, added 8-12 at a time. Is that a
good idea? The tank is a 55 gallon, with crushed coral and a lot of
rock work, filtered by an Eheim 2126.

Thanks,
Chris
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Although overstocking is a common method of aggression control, 30 cichlids
in a 55 is too many fish. IMO. I'd stick with 6-8 of each. With the yellow
labids, I'd only do a single male. With the Cynotilapia, I'd do two males
with four to six females. Research the C. afras carefully, as some of them
can be quite aggressive. Depending on where you're located, Pam Chin
typically has C. afra juveniles and hangs out on the forum at
cichlid-forum.com
Tim