160 gallon Tank set up

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matiashaa

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Hello, this is my first post here!
I am currently setting up a 160g SA cichlid tank. This will be my first cichlid tank. I have kept a few cichlids before, but only rams and apistogrammas.
My plan is to have 1 chocolate cichlid and 1 heros efasciatus. I also want to keep geophagus. My LFS have altifrons and surinamensis. So i need your opinions on keeping geos. Would it work to keep one of each species and maybe a threadfin acara as well?
Or would it be better to go with one of them and keep a group of 5? I was thinking the tank might be a bit small for a whole group of 5 altifrons when they grow up?
 
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Hello, this is my first post here!
I am currently setting up a 160g SA cichlid tank. This will be my first cichlid tank. I have kept a few cichlids before, but only rams and apistogrammas.
My plan is to have 1 chocolate cichlid and 1 heros efasciatus. I also want to keep geophagus. My LFS have altifrons and surinamensis. So i need your opinions on keeping geos. Would it work to keep one of each species and maybe a threadfin acara as well?
Or would it be better to go with one of them and keep a group of 5? I was thinking the tank might be a bit small for a whole group of 5 altifrons when they grow up?
Welcome aboard!

Yes you're right once altifron grew to adults the aquarium will be too small.
 
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