Lake VS Lake

[Italy592]

Is it really that bad to mix cichlids from lake tang. and lake Malawi ???

 

[Ausfish]

They do have different water parameters and aggressiveness but it comes down to the kind of fish IMO. Watcha planning?

 

[Italy592]

Well I have a pair of yellow labs n a ob peacock cichlids pair n I want a frontosa, rams, naybe a few Malawi blue cichlids idk I dnt have the room to put two tanks n I have a 85 gallon one now

 

[joel618]

Well I have a pair of yellow labs n a ob peacock cichlids pair n I want a frontosa, rams, naybe a few Malawi blue cichlids idk I dnt have the room to put two tanks n I have a 85 gallon one now

I think it would be chaos...

 

[Ausfish]

I had a juvenile frontosa in my Malawi tank for a while when my mates tank broke, no issues really! On the long run I would keep fronts in a species only tank though. Malawis are like pitpulls there fronts are sweet calm Guinea pigs, they're way too shy to be happy in there!

 

[pictuslover23]

Aren't rams a little too delicate to go in with Africans?

 

[HN1]

Yes, it is. Many reasons.... pH, hardness, diets, aggressiveness, etc. Rams have no business and won't survive long at all in a rift tank.

 

[pictuslover23]

Yes, it is. Many reasons.... pH, hardness, diets, aggressiveness, etc. Rams have no business and won't survive long at all in a rift tank.

Thats what I thought. My cousin uses ro/di water for hers. They are SUPER picky.

 

[Italy592]

So frontosa n malawi mbuna is not a good idea is what u guys r saying

 

[Spoor3773]

I ve got a frontosa in my tank along with a 12 malawis and he's been fine. I know two other people who have more mature and greater number of malawis and the frontosa s are doing great… they re actually funny enough their favourite fish. I think your over thinking the problem and they ll be fine. Throw them in the tank and it ll be ok. Lol.

 

[HN1]

Fronts might be ok... never tried it and never will. I have kept fronts though and they should be kept in a group. "Throw them in the tank and they'll be fine" is a bit optimistic and naive.

 

[Ausfish]

I ve got a frontosa in my tank along with a 12 malawis and he's been fine. I know two other people who have more mature and greater number of malawis and the frontosa s are doing great… they re actually funny enough their favourite fish. I think your over thinking the problem and they ll be fine. Throw them in the tank and it ll be ok. Lol.

Or they might be eaten alive

 

[Spoor3773]

Keeping frontosa s with Malawi s has always worked for everyone I know. I think you ve got more to worry about the Malawi s fighting within themselves. Mine s been in the tank 6 months and has nt even had his fin s nipped in a scrap with the others and as a consequence I ve probably got one of the best looking fish available in the tank with the best genre of fish.

 

[HN1]

Congrats on keeping a fish that lives for 25 years plus for 6 months. You must be right.

 

[kay-bee19]

Or they might be eaten alive

Yep. Large frontosa's are capable of eating fish 4" and under (they're nocturnal piscovores, after all)
(large frontosa eats tank mate, a lake malawi peacock):
I guess he got tried of Krill... - Cyphos.com