Peacocks, yellow labs, and acei?

[momofzookeeper]

Hi, I recently got my fish obsessed son a new 46gallon tank. The tank is 36" L x 12"W x 24"H. I thought we would do some african cichlids. Looking for some suggestions as to how many we should put in there. Some of what we are thinking of are peacocks, yellow labs, acei, and maybe a type of synodontis. We also thought about a redtail shark. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

[charliebankston]

Red tail gets huge. No way you could keep it long in a 3ft tank. The others will go, try to get only males, over stock the tank, and stay away from lake tanginika (sp?) Cichlids and any mbuna other than a yellow lab, acei, and rusty.

 

[charliebankston]

Oh, nm, I misread. I thought you said red tail catfish, lol, sorry. Shark is good

 

[charliebankston]

The overstocking and males only cuts down on the aggression some. But if your not prepared for fin damage, fighting, chasing and general aggressive behavior, then Africans aren't the right choice. If it was me, I'd put 10-12 in there. That means weekly water changes and vacuums tho

 

[charliebankston]

46 gallon, I'd put 15 total in there. I apparently can't read well today, I thought it was 36g. I need a nap