450 Gallon set up for Africans. How many can I put in it?

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Never did African cichlids before. Went out and got some limestone and did a little re-mod. What do you guy think of this set up? Any idea's what I should put in here and hown many I can put? Please comment thanks.
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WOW! Get some big predator haps if malawi, and If a Tang tank, a large Front colony or Featherfins would be cool. Totally up to you dude, but with 450 gallons, you could do a LOT! Sick tank, I'm jealous.
 
Depends on the type of Africans that you want to keep. Lots of haps get as big as 18" or 24", but mbuna and peacocks stall smaller at 5".

BTW 8x3x3 is 540 gallons.
 
Wow! That's hawt!

I'd be all about a few groups of non-conspecific predator haps.

If you avoided the giant predators, you could introduce all sorts of stuff... haps, peacocks, large mbuna, a group of large syno cats..... awesome imo.
 
My new favorite size tank. I just bought a 8x2x2, but I think it might go back up for sale. Is yours acrylic or glass. Also what type of filtration? I'm guessing sump, if so how big? Sorry for all the questions, and thanks in advance.
 
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