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[Cichlid.Keeper]

Was at the doctors and saw this tank, I want to do something similar so I had some questions. First of all is this overstocked?, it's a 50g hex
What type of African are they? Not the parrots
And which are male/female/or juvies.
Thanks

 

[mikem691]

I don't know the Africans but I wonder why people have to stick parrots in with everything. IMO it throws the whole tank off.

 

[Steli89]

They look like red top zebras and a red parrot cichlid. The tank does look pretty small for that many fish at that size.

 

[snowman17]

That's a lot of male ice blues in one tank and agreed about the parrot

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[Cichlid.Keeper]

Are they all red top zebras? And which ones are the females and juvies

 

[snowman17]

All of the really icy blue ones with the orange/red dorsal are males

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[Cichlid.Keeper]

How much do they go for about. (Sexed)

 

[snowman17]

Depends on where you take them some LFS will give you store credit

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[Steli89]

Those look like they're a fairly good size. I'd say a LFS would charge at least 20 to 25 dollars minimum on them. You can find them cheaper online, but then you have to pay for shipping.

 

[chevypride]

I have some of those fish. They costed me $9.99

 

[Cichlid.Keeper]

Nice!! Sounds great thanks. So it's around 25 fish in a 50g in that tank. Is it too overcrowded?

 

[chevypride]

Personally I think it is but as long as it has a good filter and is well maintained with water changes and what not, and aggression isn't a problem it could be okay, not ideal though.

 

[Wy Renegade]

Not only is it not ideal, but that particular tank is completely inappropriate for those fish. Mbuna need a minimum 4' long tank in order to have sufficient room to establish territories, and with the mix they have they really should have a 6' tank. It is also massively overstocked if there are 25 fish in there.

 

[chevypride]

Yeah I didn't look at the shape of the tank. Mine is a 40 gallon long (makes it a 4 foot tank), with 4 Africans, and 20 convicts (which are a mix of fry and adults, I have 3 full grown and the rest are about an inch/ inch an a half or under). And I have a emperor 400 filter with biowheels, I do about a 40% water changes. I haven't had a problem yet.

Now before anyone bashes, I'm trying to get rid of the majority of the convicts, everyone but "big pappa". He's my favourite.

 

[Cichlid.Keeper]

Alright sounds good