Tanganiykan People!

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I am turning my 36 bowfront into a a tanganiyka tank and want your opinions. 36 bowfront with a nice scape of lava rock, shells,and sand. pH is about 7.8-8.0 and temp is 80 Fahrenheit. Filter is ac 70 300gph. My stock right know is a dwarf bristlenose (tried angels but I can't keep any new worlds alive in there so I'm here) . Here's what I was thinking pair of altolamprolagus Compressiceps, 4-6 shell dwellers (not sure on the species) 4 leleupi and 4-5 juilidochromis Malaeri. See any problems with this stock?

 

[Freakgecko91]

I'd Take the leleupi out, they are pretty aggressive and absolute spazzes. They also like to raid shell nests.

 

[Freakgecko91]

I'd also bring the marlieri numbers down to a pair, makes are pretty territorial towards conspecifics. Maybe a pair of tanganicodus iriscae (goby cichlid)

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

That's not bad what do you think about brichardi?

 

[Freakgecko91]

I think they're better suited for a species only tank, or in a larger tank sized tang community

 

[Iamtechno13]

Definitely check out the Goby cichlids. My brother just got some really cool eretmodus a little over a month ago. And yeah Brichardi's are gorgeous fish but +1 on a larger tank.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Alright, well I will look up some more information. Turns out its not going to be a true tang tank, I moved my four Altolamprolagus Compressiceps "Sunset", and the five "Malawi Shell Dwellers" I bought at the fish swap a week ago out of my show tank and they are liking it so I'm going to keep them and look for some gobie cichlids or Julidochromis.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Get some pics of the malawi shellies, I've heard of them, but never really seen them, they sound cool!

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

They are very cool, so far they are one of my favorite fish! I will get some pictures and start a new thread soon.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I got some pictures up!

 

[Tropheus_calvus]

I’d try adding upgrading the tank to a 55 bc the Julies are probably gonna breed at some point. But other than Tamar the stocking is good