>.<;; I keep around 45 mixed lake malawi + few frontosas in 100 G tank and they seem to be fine. They are all adult size ranging 5-9 inches. If you keep up w/ your frequent water changes and good filterations, 50 is more than possible but w/ JD and Oscar.. that's not a good idea. Again, I run 3 canisters w/ 100 G capacity on each w/ Aquaclear power head and 80 G HOB filter that's about 380 G worth of filteration.
How Many African Cichlids can 125 gallon tank hold.
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As far as Africans go, petco almost solely holds mbuna anyway, so I'm sure the petco worker just didn't feel the need to elaborate. I know it sounds like I'm supporting petco and blindly following them, but I'm not. I'm also not supporting blindly opposing everything they say. I normally test any workers no matter the store before I ask my real questions. I know the petco by me in Poughkeepsie actually has very knowledgable workers there and they aren't afraid to say I don't know and point you to someone who would, even if that's another store. That's why I trust them so much when I go in. But no matter who tells me anything I always try to research the subject to make sure they're correct
How long are you planning to keep this tank running? I ask this because most people don't take longevity into consideration when mixing cichlids. For many of the experienced hobbyists, success of a mixture is based on co-inhabitating for AT LEAST 2 years. A lot of the 'my mix worked' on online forums is based upon several months together - but not over 2 years.
In 2 years time, basically all cichlids have time to reach sexual maturity - which is when their true temperaments and behaviors come out. A Jack Dempsey and Oscar can survive with rift lake cichlids - it does happen. However, the success rate is far outweighed by the failures. The big American cichlids are called tankbusters for a reason - they NEED space. A 125g is good for the two, but not much more.
Besides space, you need to take into consideration the dietary needs of your fish - your fish have a much different diet than many of the rift lake cichlids.
In 2 years time, basically all cichlids have time to reach sexual maturity - which is when their true temperaments and behaviors come out. A Jack Dempsey and Oscar can survive with rift lake cichlids - it does happen. However, the success rate is far outweighed by the failures. The big American cichlids are called tankbusters for a reason - they NEED space. A 125g is good for the two, but not much more.
Besides space, you need to take into consideration the dietary needs of your fish - your fish have a much different diet than many of the rift lake cichlids.
