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Why can cichlid tanks be overstocked but saltwater tanks cant or is frowned upon by most of you?
 

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I feel like freshwater just don't care about the fish as much. Look at goldfish. They should be in a 55 gallon or even bigger and can live 20 years and get 12" long.
 

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African tanks "need" to be overstocked to spread out aggression. Or one fish gets isolated & beat to death.
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If you try to stock a cichlids tank similar to a saltwater tank you will see active aggression to the “weakest” link
 

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Aggression is why you overstock a cichlid tank but if you try to do this in a SW tank then you will likely have issues with export methods covering nutrients. Also different reef fish stick to certain zones which complicates things.
 

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