Maxkolbe
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I am new to cichlids and need to stock my new tank. However I have run into a problem. Everyone is telling me that when keeping mbunas the males require their own group of females so they don't fight over them. I have realized that many of the species that I am already committed to getting require sexing via venting. This is hard and we already had an epidemic where mollies had so many babies that they couldn't all be rehomed. I was wondering if it would work to get only one or two of each species so that there are no females to fight over.
The two fish that I need to move into this tank are
1 cobalt blue (not a zebra)
1 yellow lab.
I do not know the sex of either fish
Does anyone know any good tank mates that would not mind being kept in groups of one or two.
The tank is a sixty gallon long with sand for the bottom, lots of rocks, a powerhead for circulation, and possibly a type of syndontis catfish from the rift lakes. All help is appreciated.
Also, would it work to just add the two fish (they're both still small) and do a fish-in cycle? I am rather confused about the fishless cycle and am looking for advice on the process. (I will be adding water from both of our existing tanks.)
The two fish that I need to move into this tank are
1 cobalt blue (not a zebra)
1 yellow lab.
I do not know the sex of either fish
Does anyone know any good tank mates that would not mind being kept in groups of one or two.
The tank is a sixty gallon long with sand for the bottom, lots of rocks, a powerhead for circulation, and possibly a type of syndontis catfish from the rift lakes. All help is appreciated.
Also, would it work to just add the two fish (they're both still small) and do a fish-in cycle? I am rather confused about the fishless cycle and am looking for advice on the process. (I will be adding water from both of our existing tanks.)