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Question
hello i have a 55gal tank with 3 assorted africans and a female black convict they are all about 1-2". i would like for the convict to breed after i get a male convict but i am concerned that the other cichlids will be a problem? and the i was wondering how many fish is ideal

Answer
Hi Greg,
  The other fish could be a problem but you have a large enough tank that the convicts will likely mark off one end of the tank as theirs and the other fish will have to live in the other end.  

-- Ron
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