These are my friend's venustus cichlids (pardon the image size). The lone female (so far) had to be separated from the male, since he was harassing her too much.

Now, we are planning on one more female vensutus to ensure that the one-to-many requirement is taken care of. will two females suffice or should we make it three?

I am not good enough to even call myself a novice with africans and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance :)