150g Demasoni options

[Bl80]

What about maingano and ele yellows? I have both in my tank but have other fish too. The mainganos have awesome deep blue. Also if you want a lighter blue the cobalt blue zebras with elec yellow labs.

 

[xmattlongx]

Saulosi. Males are blue w black barring and females are yellow. I know you are against more than 10, but I would make an exception and get 3males and 9 females. So you can still get a good color mix. How new to Cichlids are you? Just so I know what I should break down for you.

Brand new, but I do have the help of a 20 year experienced aquarist. My thing was not having 30 fish in the tank, but these numbers you gave me work.

 

[Mrc8858]

Auratus males have great blue and yellow coloring although they're highly aggressive sometimes so finding one that'd work would he key

 

[xmattlongx]

Are Saulosi good with Kuhlis? How are they with live plants?

 

[joel618]

Are Saulosi good with Kuhlis? How are they with live plants?

Idk about kuhlis but I know they are fine with clowns and yoyos. Also look into synodontis catfish. I have synodontis petricola and yoyo loaches. What kind of substrate do you have? They will eat most plants but there are a couple they wont. Google cichlid plants 102

 

[xmattlongx]

Idk about kuhlis but I know they are fine with clowns and yoyos. Also look into synodontis catfish. I have synodontis petricola and yoyo loaches. What kind of substrate do you have? They will eat most plants but there are a couple they wont. Google cichlid plants 102

I haven't got the tank set up because I'm trading my 125g long for the 150g tall, reason being my gfs dad needs a longer tank for his arowana. I'm going to use black sand though.

 

[kay-bee19]

Try pseudotropheus saulosi. The males resemble demasoni's (to a certain extent) and the females are solid yellowish (both of the colors you're looking for in a single species).

Plus saulosi's are not as aggressive as demasoni's so you don't need to maintain a colony of them; they're also considered 'dwarf' mbuna's and aren't as large as many mbuna's.

 

[xmattlongx]

Try pseudotropheus saulosi. The males resemble demasoni's (to a certain extent) and the females are solid yellowish (both of the colors you're looking for in a single species).

Plus saulosi's are not as aggressive as demasoni's so you don't need to maintain a colony of them; they're also considered 'dwarf' mbuna's and aren't as large as many mbuna's.

Do you know how they are with Kuhli loaches and plants?

 

[joel618]

I haven't got the tank set up because I'm trading my 125g long for the 150g tall, reason being my gfs dad needs a longer tank for his arowana. I'm going to use black sand though.

Just anchor your plants bc they will dig in the sand.