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I have a 75 gallon tank and want some cichlids for it eg haps peacocks. The one fish I definitally want is a hap ali or electric blue. I read somewhere that its better to have more than not enought that way they are not as territorial. Anyways any sugestions would be appreciated

there are many different haps and peacocks that can go into a 75g here is a link to a website with a cookie cutter setups for a 75g http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/cookie_cutter_75g.php
look around there and in the article and profiles and find some fish that you like and then it will be easier to help

That is more true of mbuna than haps and peacocks, mbuna are very aggressive and overcrowding them is a method of controlling this aggression. In nature mbuna tend to crowd together anyway, around rocks. Peacocks and haps, on the other hand, are more open-water fish, and are generally larger and more peaceful than mbuna, so they like a little space to themselves. A 75 gallon is a good size for these fish. The water should be hard and high ph, there should be some rocks (calciferous rocks like limestone can be used to raise the ph) with some open swimming areas, sand or crushed coral substrate is best. I can't offer too much of a recommendation in regards to stocking, as I know a lot more about mbuna than haps and peacocks, but I do know that you should avoid keeping two species of peacocks together unless they are all one sex, as interbreeding is very common.

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there are some species of peacocks that you can keep together they just can't be closely related

You shouldnt mix both haps and peacocks with mbuna. Mbuna need a low protein diet while peacocks and haps would like a higher one. Mbunas are known for having bloat caused by high protein diets.