nukeonekitty
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Okay I have recently fallen in love with cichlids and I have a 55 gal tank I am currently cycling which I would like to populate with African cichlids. My first question is how do you know which ones can go together? I know they should be sepertated by the lakes the come from, but can you mix any of them that are from the same lake? Also, I heard you cannot go by the inch per gallon rule while talking cichlids so I was wondering what the determining factor is for how many can go in a tank. Lastly, how long does it take a cichlid to grow to its full length (lets say a cichlid that gets to be 5 inches) if it is 1 inch or so at the LFS.