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Originally Posted by Holladay

Have you heard about over population with cichlids?

Ohh, yeah. Back when I first started out I got pretty overzealous and ended up with a tank with too many fish getting way too big for a 55, with an overcluttered tank, which resulted in all of them getting stressed out and killing each other. Tough but important lesson. These days I'm very careful about the number of fish, how big they could potentially get, and how well I could provide shelter enough for all of them to feel safe. The more comfortable they are, the less stressed they are, the brighter colors they will display. A stressed tank can get ugly. It's always a delicate balance...