mr funktastic
Aquarium Advice Addict
i have convinced my parents to buy me a tank fo christmas but the most i think i will get is a 38 gallon. i have a very large assortment of african cichlids available in my lfs. i like demasoni the most but i also like the yellow labs. i would like just a demasoni tank or a good mix of labs and demasoni. if i did just demasoni how many can i get in a 38 gallon? or if i mix them what would the ratio be? also they are impossible to sex so how will they react with each other if i get all males or more males than females? i plan on using pool filter sand with lava rock and red slate as the structure. all opinions are welcome. ohhhh and filtration, the kit comes with a penguin biowhell filter. i forget the model but it is more than sufficient for normal fresh water fish and not messy cichlids. if i added a small filter inside the tank, i was looking at the HOB filters but for the inside of the tank if that makes any sense lol. i dont want another hob filter because of noise. thanks in advance and i realize that there are alot of questions and that most of them could be answered by me going to another thread but i would really rather everyones opinion on my personal set up.