Nellynel
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Overstocking is used in tanks where natural harmony doesn't exist due to poor stocking. A properly stocked rift lake tank should not need to be overstocked. Your aggression will not be fixed by doing this. You have some volatile species in there like auratus and crabro (bumblebee), not to mention that crabro will out grow a 55, and the jewels aren't even rift lake cichlids (west african species)
Fish don't reach their full size in aquariums because people stock the fish in tanks that they have no business being in the first place or over crowd them which stunts their growth.
Fish don't reach their full size in aquariums because people stock the fish in tanks that they have no business being in the first place or over crowd them which stunts their growth.
When the fish are kept at optimal water conditions, fed regularly and have an appropriately or over sized tank they have the potential to grow larger than most people expect.
Agreed. Stunting makes the body stop growing, but the organs continue to, causing a slow and painful death.
Also, most of the time, those tank are stocked properly with compatible species that allows for several specimens. When you don't stock properly, you'll have issues, and with two highly aggressive species like the auratus and the bumblebee, you're bound to have issues. Talk to a member named Convict on here, he mixed and matched and ended up having major issues.
Agreed. Stunting makes the body stop growing, but the organs continue to, causing a slow and painful death.
Also, most of the time, those tank are stocked properly with compatible species that allows for several specimens. When you don't stock properly, you'll have issues, and with two highly aggressive species like the auratus and the bumblebee, you're bound to have issues. Talk to a member named Convict on here, he mixed and matched and ended up having major issues.
These fish are compatible as far as I know. They're not trying to kill each other....just the occasional stand off chase and nibble that all cichlids do. The only reason I have one jewel isolated is because I brought him from a PS already beat up and I'm giving him time to heal.
I've done the mix and match with different mbuns and I don't really recommend it but it has worked for me a year and some months into it. The auratus will be a problem and my experience with bees is different mine are soft lol.
My female don't get a chance to be aggressive b/c she's Always avoiding the male lol you may have young male you'll know if it turns black.
Oh ok but really the 2 members helping you do know what they are talking about. They will save you a lot of problems that you wont see right away.
That yellow one looks like its holding