I need help with a new 20 Long I am setting up...

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My fish are so relaxing and help with stress so much that I am setting up a tank in my bedroom.

The tank is a standard 20 Long. I am currently building the stand for it myself.

The back is going to be painted black and the substrate will be black sand. Filtration will about 300 GPH.

I want to put African Malawi Cichlids in the tank I was reading up on them and I want to do a pair of them (male/female) however a guy at my LFS said I should overstock the tank to reduce aggression.

So can I have 1 male and 2 or 3 females with enough "caves" for them to call their own?

And finally what kind of Malawi cichlids can I fit in there?
 
I was thinking yellow labs?

Oh and if this is in the wrong section please move it mods.
 
I have yet to find any shell dwelling cichlids at any lps/lfs.

What is the average size of a yellow lab?
 
So maybe 1 male and 2 female yellow labs would work nicely in a 20 long.
 
yellow labs get a bit large for a 20g tank.Shellies,or julidochromis are better choices for a tank that size.
 
gomezladdams;3116938; said:
yellow labs get a bit large for a 20g tank.Shellies,or julidochromis are better choices for a tank that size.
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I would get them if I could find them here.
 
Any other suggestions?
 
Anyone?
 
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