PandaKing
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Welcome to the world of keeping African Cichlids. It's a complicated game of trying to maintain balance & harmony with ever changing strategies for aggression management.
Eventually you probably will have to rearrange your hardscape, add new cichlids as to dilute aggression and maybe even re-home extreme troublemakers.
All that being said; It's a lot of fun.
You have to overstock African Cichlid tanks or they become a nightmare
+1 I am a believer in African only tanks. I have found that putting a bunch of tall fake plants in both corners gives a good safe space for bullied fish and helps prevent casualties. Tried live plants, but even my anubias eventually got destroyed. I wouldn't ever want one in a planted community tankPrepare yourself for regular swapping. The most successful African Cichlid tanks are species only and overstocked. South American and Central American Cichlids are better in low populations and for the most part, not as aggressive.
+1 I am a believer in African only tanks. I have found that putting a bunch of tall fake plants in both corners gives a good safe space for bullied fish and helps prevent casualties. Tried live plants, but even my anubias eventually got destroyed. I wouldn't ever want one in a planted community tank