My african lake malawi cichlids

[chrisgaucher]

What can I put with these malawi cichlids? Possibly an ell? or ive heard of small freshwater stingrays? Or any other fish.

 

[Mrc8858]

What Malawis to start? Haps, peacocks, or mbuna?

 

[chrisgaucher]

Oh my bad. Mbunas

 

[Mrc8858]

Some cats and plecos will work but a mbuna tank is best JUST a mbuna tank lol some people mix the different Malawi cichlids like peacocks and mbuna but that should be tried only after your comfortably with proper husbandry of your fish. I keep an OB peacock with my yellow lab colony and he's the tank boss but I don't have any aggression issues. If they were more aggressive mbuna like auratus, johanni, bumblebees, or mainganos then most likely my peacock would get harrassed to death.

 

[chrisgaucher]

Oh okay. And since you seem to no alot about this do you no how to sex them?

 

[Mrc8858]

Depends on the type that you are talking about some are dimorphic and others monomorphic (male and females differ in color / males and females share the same color) which means venting or proven breeding is the only way if monomorphic

 

[chrisgaucher]

Okay. I have electric yellow. I beleive the males are brighter in color once they mature correct?

 

[Mrc8858]

There's no way to know with labs without venting or watching breeding behavior

 

[chrisgaucher]

What is venting?

 

[Mrc8858]

Using a probe to check there vent (private parts) same as snakes

 

[chrisgaucher]

I think ill just watch their behaviors lol lol lol