peacock vs mbuna

[Zecolmeia]

Benga
German Red
Firefish
Lemon Jake
Red Empress
Blue neon
Flametail
Albino Eureka red

Plus 2 labs and a pleco.... what you think?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Some of those fish get to big you need to try and stay at or under 5". Or take out the eureka and lemon Jake and call it stocked

 

[Andrew McFadden]

And I'm not sure what a blue cichlid is but from a little research it looks to be a Herring Cichlid. I wouldn't add them as its not a peacock.

If you leave those three out I think that would be pretty good and have better control on water parameters

 

[Zecolmeia]

Aulonocara stuartgranti blue neon... Looks like im going back to research so pull out those three or find 3 to replace under 5 inches? I guess if Ill be doing a water change the difference between a 25% and 50% is 10 gallons sooo... not too big a deal. But when i do water change i dechlorinate in the bucket then put in tank correct?

 

[Zecolmeia]

Ok so took your advice and revisited stocking... all at or under 5. Firefish is 6 though that ok?

Benga
German Red
Firefish?
Flametail
Aulonocara Stuartgrant (blue neon)
Ruby red albino
Northern Aulonocara
2 labs
BN Pleco

This better?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Ok so took your advice and revisited stocking... all at or under 5. Firefish is 6 though that ok?

Benga 5"
German Red 5"
Firefish?
Flametail
Aulonocara Stuartgrant (blue neon) 5"
Ruby red albino
Northern Aulonocara 4.5"
2 labs
BN Pleco

This better?

better but the Flametail and Aulonocara Stuartgrant are the same fish.

 

[Zecolmeia]

Can you suggest two? Also... I can't find a pure ammonia source anywhere. Any alternatives to cycle tank

 

[bcurlacher54]

Ace hardware brand works great for cycling. I didn't have a store near me so I got it online.

 

[Zecolmeia]

anyone have any experience with bottled bacteria as a jump start?

 

[adicted2cichlids]

I have used bottled bacteria on all my tanks.. I use seachem brand with no problems.. petsmart usually has a startup kit with prime clarity and bottled bacteria..

 

[Sa1nt]

I have used api stress zyme with no issue. Not sure if it helps but I'd still allow time for the tank to cycle.

 

[Zecolmeia]

And bbothh tanks were good long term? So out in bacteria add ammonia and continue normal faithless cycle?

 

[Zecolmeia]

So put in bottle... then add ammonia and follow typical fishless cycle?

 

[Sa1nt]

Yes you are right. There should be instruction on the bottle too.
I am curious to see if it will speed up the cycle. I didn't measure mine last time.

 

[Zecolmeia]

So here is a stocking list... I added two. This still work?
Yellow Lab 2
Aulonocara baenschi
German Red
Firefish
AULONOCARA STUARTGRANTI(flametail)
Ruby Red Albino Aulonocara "Rubescens Albino"
Northern Aulonocara sp. "Chitande Type Masinje" Alsp.
Cynotilapia sp. "hara"
Aulonocara ethelwynnae
and some sort of pleco

 

[Zecolmeia]

I really want a l18 golden nugget pleco... my ph is sitting around 8 8.2. That gonna be too high?

 

[rizzo]

I really want a l18 golden nugget pleco... my ph is sitting around 8 8.2. That gonna be too high?

I was wondering that also, I seen 1 at the Lfs today my ph is 8.2-8.4

 

[Cichlid-dude]

I have a gold nugget in my mbuna tank at 8.2 ph. The main thing is to drip acclimate them very slowly. I acclimated mine for 3 hours and he transitioned into the tank very well.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

The ph imo shouldn't really matter as long as you introduce them to the water the right way.

Edit

I have a gold nugget in my mbuna tank at 8.2 ph. The main thing is to drip acclimate them very slowly. I acclimated mine for 3 hours and he transitioned into the tank very well.

There ya go ^^

 

[rizzo]

The ph imo shouldn't really matter as long as you introduce them to the water the right way.

Edit

There ya go ^^

Thank you cause the clerks at petsmart know nothing barely know what kind of fish they have lol