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Help a friend with his Malawi problems

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My friend is thinking of making a 75 gal Malawi tank. The only problem is that he does not know how to make one comfortable to the African Cichlids. I told him plants, rocks and sand/small gravel. Is this a good enough tank?
 
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Hope I am not too late, what everyone has said so far is great, but my suggestion is to go with an all male tank. Malawi cichlids are much calmer when there are no females. I have a 75 gallon african tank with all males and so far so good, it'll be a year in January. I couldn't imagine the aggression with a female in my tank.....
With an all male tank you'll have all the color because the males are flashy. And one male per species... I wish I could have a larger tank so I can put more males in it. I love my cichlids!
 
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