changing tank over, from tropical to cichlids

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I have red zebras (they are orange) and powder blues with my electric yellows. Also, a psycho demasoni, they all get on great! Nice bright tank!
 
mariah said:
Yes the personality sometimes can change things. I don't think i am special ordering fish anymore... i got 4 electric labs today and they are a step up from the babies . About 2 inches. The only other fish they have that are the same size are Acei. Auratus. Kennyi. Venustus. Damasoni. Milomo.
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No on the venustus and milomo Too big. Demasoni stay small and are so colorful. I'd get a group. If I could pick two fave fish from my mixed group it's them and labs. Good contrast in color. Get like 6 and then 4 other of another type of smaller african. From what you said they had looks like the typical petsmart stock I have around here! Don't be scared to put smaller fish in w the labs. They're not too mean and the groups of same fish tend to only mess w eachother when small so if there's something small you like get a group of them too keep us updated!
 
erikmoseley said:
No on the venustus and milomo Too big. Demasoni stay small and are so colorful. I'd get a group. If I could pick two fave fish from my mixed group it's them and labs. Good contrast in color. Get like 6 and then 4 other of another type of smaller african. From what you said they had looks like the typical petsmart stock I have around here! Don't be scared to put smaller fish in w the labs. They're not too mean and the groups of same fish tend to only mess w eachother when small so if there's something small you like get a group of them too keep us updated!
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I kinda just went out and bought some.... lol i have the 4 electric labs, 2 cobalt blue zebra, and 1 red blotch zebra. They are all doing good. The rb zebra keeps to itself, and the electric labs are chasing the cobalts around right now
 
mariah said:
I kinda just went out and bought some.... lol i have the 4 electric labs, 2 cobalt blue zebra, and 1 red blotch zebra. They are all doing good. The rb zebra keeps to itself, and the electric labs are chasing the cobalts around right now
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Nice! Add 5 demasoni (some people say u need larger group of them but I haven't had that experience) and you'll be stocked w a colorful entertaining tank! I love my cobalt blues too they get really dark at feeding time! Beautiful fish.
 
erikmoseley said:
Nice! Add 5 demasoni (some people say u need larger group of them but I haven't had that experience) and you'll be stocked w a colorful entertaining tank! I love my cobalt blues too they get really dark at feeding time! Beautiful fish.
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Yes that is why i bought the cobalts. They only had two there and then got the rb zebra for a pop of color. I will look into getting them. I might get like 4 more labs or 4-5 damasonis
 
I wouldn't recommend you to get demosani. They are best in a species only tank unless you can match aggression with others, the yellow labs would be in for a hurting.
 
I have 2 Demasoni in my African tank and they get bullied by an Acei. I think it is all about their demeanor. My Labs do fine with them.
 
Malawi Freak said:
I wouldn't recommend you to get demosani. They are best in a species only tank unless you can match aggression with others, the yellow labs would be in for a hurting.
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What else do you suggest that i get then?
 
mariah said:
What else do you suggest that i get then?
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I just finished this tonight, i went out and bought $17 worth of slate and only used 3/4 of it. My dad smashed them into some smaller pieces and i filed all the edges/corners. That pile of slate isn't even all of it. There was about 3 big pieces and 20 small pieces outside i had not filed yet. I love it!

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Makes them feel safer. I try to make my caves just a little bigger than they are. They are definitely interesting to watch, I rebuild my caves sometimes to keep it interesting for them and I get to see them pick out their new territories. Fun, fun!
 
completelycich said:
Makes them feel safer. I try to make my caves just a little bigger than they are. They are definitely interesting to watch, I rebuild my caves sometimes to keep it interesting for them and I get to see them pick out their new territories. Fun, fun!
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Haha yes. I tried to make a range of different holes so i don't have to make them bigger when the fish grow to big to fit in the small holes
 
Did you silicone them together? If not, you can rearrange them a lot. If you did, then thinking long term was a good choice!:fish1:
 
completelycich said:
Did you silicone them together? If not, you can rearrange them a lot. If you did, then thinking long term was a good choice!:fish1:
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Nope no silicone lol it took me over 2 hours to arrange it and then put it in the tank the se way. I really don't want to change it soon lol
 
I hear ya! But that is the fun of it. When you get tired of that one or need a deep cleaning, you can do it all over again! That is why I don't silicone.
 
completelycich said:
I hear ya! But that is the fun of it. When you get tired of that one or need a deep cleaning, you can do it all over again! That is why I don't silicone.
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Yes i can't stand the look of algea so it May only last about a month
 
That is about how long I keep the same set up. But I may only partially change it, because I like the same kind of building look you have going.
 
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