Cichilds or friendly fish

hi i have 10 gallon fish tank hopeing to upgrade but not exactly sure when thats gonna happen i have 3 cichilds in my tank at this poin tand a chinse algae eater....... but i guess i was wondering wat other kind of animals i can out in my fish tank with my cichilds that could walk aroun on the bottom of the tank just to add a little more life to the tank if u kno wat im sayin lol ......... i am lookin for in my fihs tank is brightly colored fish in my fish tank and really alive stuff in it also like shrimp walkin around and all that good stuff....... i said earlier i currently have cichilds n my tank now but i would be able to find them a new home if needed .......so please help me think of the perfect fish mates to go with my

what kind of cichlids do you have? there's so much variety. If you have africans from the rift lake..(mbunas mainly) then i would say that no, you couldn't add any more fish in there unless you want them dead. In addition, 10 gallons is not enough room for african cichlids let alone just one of them. If you were upgrading to say a 35 gallon tank then keep the cichlids and you'll be fine.

As for the 10 gallon tank, you might want to start over. (DO NOT follow the 1 inch per gallon rule!) Here's a great site if you want some advice on stocking your 10 gallon tank