african cichlid compatability - Aquarium Advice

laksman · 08-14-2007, 08:57 PM

hello ppl
i was wondering how thes fish would go together:
1. pearl of lakoma
2. electric yellows 1 male 1 female
1. M. cyaneorhabdos
1. butterfly peacock
1. yellow peacock
1. flame back
2. convicts 1 male 1 female
1. bristle nose cat fish

triazole · 08-15-2007, 11:14 AM

depends on the size of the tanks.
i'd recommend losing the convicts first.
others are compatible.
but it'd be better to stick with either the mbunas (pearl of likoma (melano. joanjohnsonae), yellow labs, the cyaneorhabdos) or the peacock/hap combo and beefing the numbers on any choice you make.

JustOneMore20 · 08-16-2007, 02:39 PM

I agree ^^. IMO its best to choose one or the other....especially if you are keeping some of the more aggressive Mbuna. Peacocks are not nearly as aggressive IME and can get picked on quite a bit.

Mbuna are best kept in groups of ~4-5 with 1 male to 3-4 females of each type. Peacocks can be kept in smaller groups of 3-4 with 1 male to 2-3 females.

I was also told to avoid keeping 2 fish of the same genus (Pearl of Likoma and Mainango are both Melanochromis).

What size tank are we talking about?

rkilling1 · 08-24-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

What size tank are we talking about?

The OP just put some pictures into a gallery of all those fish in a 20 gal tank.

Sicklid · 08-24-2007, 10:27 PM

Wow... that ought to be fun when those convicts begin to spawn, which should be any second now.

gheitman · 08-25-2007, 10:16 AM

Convicts are kind of like the tribbles from the series 'Star Trek', i.e. they must be born pregnant. That is one of the reasons why they are so cheap at my LFS (less than $2 each).

triazole · 08-25-2007, 12:36 PM

hmm - that tank's headed for trouble....

Sicklid · 08-25-2007, 02:22 PM

Is that a houseplant in there?

donk1667 · 08-30-2007, 11:06 PM

that small of a tank someones gonna die

JustOneMore20 · 08-31-2007, 01:04 PM

Malawi cichlids really should be kept in atleast a 4ft tank. There are some of them that will do ok in a 3ft tank but those are usually the less aggressive ones. None of them belong in a 20g though.

If you want to keep the fish in the best setup for them and not risk losing some due to aggression (which is bound to happen sooner or later), you should really upgrade to atleast 40g tank.

Please try to do the best for the fish you have.

08-14-2007, 08:57 PM	#1
laksman Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Images: 4	african cichlid compatability hello ppl i was wondering how thes fish would go together: 1. pearl of lakoma 2. electric yellows 1 male 1 female 1. M. cyaneorhabdos 1. butterfly peacock 1. yellow peacock 1. flame back 2. convicts 1 male 1 female 1. bristle nose cat fish

08-25-2007, 10:16 AM	#6
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,199 Images: 4	Convicts are kind of like the tribbles from the series 'Star Trek', i.e. they must be born pregnant. That is one of the reasons why they are so cheap at my LFS (less than $2 each). __________________ Gene Heitman - 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

08-30-2007, 11:06 PM	#9
donk1667 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 88 Images: 3	that small of a tank someones gonna die __________________ 75 gal,planted,co2,diy defuser,gw ferts,l,223 watts of usable light 3 wpg,rena xp3 & marinebiowheel 350 "taking out biowheel" and lots of help thanks all!!!and the plants come from a MAD SCIENTIST ;]and now the fish15harliqun rasboras,7neons,8cardnails tetras,6 black skirt tetras,3flying foxes,3 algae shrimp,6zebra dannios,1rubber lip,1redtail shark[i]

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08-15-2007, 11:14 AM	#2
triazole Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 418	depends on the size of the tanks. i'd recommend losing the convicts first. others are compatible. but it'd be better to stick with either the mbunas (pearl of likoma (melano. joanjohnsonae), yellow labs, the cyaneorhabdos) or the peacock/hap combo and beefing the numbers on any choice you make.

08-24-2007, 10:27 PM	#5
Sicklid Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tarpon Springs FL Posts: 658 Images: 4	Wow... that ought to be fun when those convicts begin to spawn, which should be any second now.

08-25-2007, 12:36 PM	#7
triazole Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 418	hmm - that tank's headed for trouble....

08-25-2007, 02:22 PM	#8
Sicklid Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tarpon Springs FL Posts: 658 Images: 4	Is that a houseplant in there?