Hello all. I'm new to the community, but not to fish keeping. Currently I have a five gallon for my betta Freddie, and a 29 gallon community tank. I have acquired a used 46 gallon bowfront, complete with many extras to go with it, through a classified add. I have been doing research on setting up a cichlid tank (African) and fishless cycling. Just finished reading cycling info I found on the forum. I know some say that anything less than 55 gallons is too small for cichlids, but could a 46 work? I would appreciate any input from cichlid keepers. Is it true that overcrowding can keep down aggression? About how many 4 inch cichlids could I have. I am not really interested in raising babies, so is keeping all males possible? Sorry for so many questions, but I'm really anxious to get started.
Thanks in advance,
junebugd
Thanks in advance,
junebugd