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In the US, feeder fish aren't actually against the law. I've got an LFS near me that's got a whole tank labeled for feeder fish - mostly tiny goldfish. They're super cheap, like ten cents each if you buy 'em in bulk, or nineteen cents if you pick 'em out individually.

So when people say they're getting a pure cichlid tank, what's the idea behind that? I've always thought cichlids were kinda semi-aggressive, right? Can someone break it down for me - what does 'pure' even mean in this context?

My list is pretty straightforward,
I've got 4 Malawis - 1 blue, 1 yellow, and 2 reds.
I also have 1 Spotted Fuelliborni, 1 Tanganeyki, which I'm fairly certain is a Compressiceps Cichlid, but I'm not a hundred percent on that.
The others are 2 mainganos, 1 that the store called a bumble bee ...

I've got a pretty diverse group of African Cichlids - 14 species, to be exact. I've got some from Tanganeyke, some Malawis, and some Mbunas. So far, they all seem to get along just fine. They're all still juveniles, around the 2" mark, and my tank's a 55 gallon with a sand and rock scape. I've also ...