40 gallon cichlid HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheFishGuy1999]

i would like to get some demasoni and some yellow labs in my 40 gallon breeder but i just need help with how many i can oput in there of each species preferably more demasoni

[WildFish99]

Cichlids are generally territorial so they need a good amount of space and hidding spots for each fish there.
I would say you could still go by the 1in per adult fish size per gallon. But you may want to do half that stocking especially if they are on the more aggressive side.
(Newer to cichlids)