Is this too many????

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cichlidsguy

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I have 24 Mbunas in my 55 gallon tank?

Do you think I can add more?
 
Can anybody answer my question
 
I'd say you are overstocked already considering their full size. Count the amount of rockwork you are going to need, and there really isn't going to be that much water for all of them. You are gonna need some monster filtration
 
Without a stock list and maybe a pic of the tank setup its hard to say. I have 25 fish in my 55...maybe 18 of them are mbuna. They range from 1 inchers, to cats, to liv/ven which are the biggest. I would say if i didn't have those two the 55 would be fine but alas i'm headed to the LFS in a little while to order something bigger.
 
uhh, as your fish get bigger your gonna notice the matience on that tank is pure hell.

i had 22 in my 55 and got rid of 7. at the time i was running 2x 350b penguin filters(rated for 75 gallons). 15 is good and most are full grown if not close to it with a few 2" growing fastly. i have mbuna, 1 peacock, 2 tropheus and a syno eruptus and filted by 2 rena xp3's

if your going to keep them all make sure your doing decent water changes and have a filter that can handle it!

most some pics id love to see it
 
and a cobalt zebra
 
For grow out no...

For life yes.
 
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