iv spoken to many people who keep cichlids and they all say the best think to do is cramp the tank if there not happy u will know because the will fite and attack others.
If they are happy they will get on well and u will go on to have a good tank.
That is indeed terrible advice - the idea behind those comments is probably quite sound but that is certainly not the way to approach keeping african cichlids. Overstocking sensibly and within reason is a good general guideline - cramming them in and seeing if they fight is juust ridiculous.
