Help! How Many Fish For A 180Ltr?

[Psingh]

Im thinking of getting malawi/african cichlids but i dont know how many to get and if they will fit in my tank? its 180ltrs i think its about 40gal. I live in the uk btw, i dont know the dimentions but its a juwel rio 180 maybe check them on there... i know its about 3 and a half ft long. How many and what types shall i put in there?i dont want to crowd the tank too much so they attack each other. Please get back to me, Thanks.

 

[fluttermoth]

You'd be better off posting in the 'Old world cichlid' sub forum whre all the rift valley experts hang out

However, my mum keeps mbuna and I do know that you have to keep them crowded to keep aggression issues to a minimum; if you don't have enough the most dominant fish will bully the others to death.

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Yeah, take a look in tje old world section.

I have this tank and thought of this a while back, turns out you can probably only do dwarf species in a tank that size, such as demasoni i think... They really need a 4ft+

 

[Psingh]

Thanks for the replys i will post it in the other catogory