tank and doser need friends

[jakedalab]

Ok so tank is an auratus and doser is yellow lab. They have a 55g they call home. Any suggestions for some more friends for these guys?

 

[Fishie]

Um I not sure about the other fish but i do know what's compatibe with the electric yellow lab : pretty much anything from lake Malawi (blue dolphin , zebra cichlid , ) plecos and some snails. Some might nip at them a little.

 

[jakedalab]

Hmm ok blue dolphin sounds interesting. May have to see what kinda info I can kick up on them.

 

[Labenator65000]

I would add more Yellow Labs. They look great in numbers. Yellow Labs are probably one of the most mild African Cichlids. As such, though, they may be prone to being picked on. I did a lot of research to figure out what would be compatible with my six Yellow Labs and it was not easy. I wouldn't get anything that you find with a temperment more than Aggressive or better yet Mildly Aggressive. I have found that some Malawi Peacock species are very compatible with Labs. I have two Ruby Red Peacocks and a Midnight Peacock that coexist nicely with the Labs. As well, I have several Yellow Tail Acei that are no problem at all. I have a Ps.Johannii (Aggresive) that beats up on the others, and is constantly about 2 nips from being banished from the tank. Do yourself a favor and research well before deciding.

By the way I looked up the Auratus. If you have Melanochromis Auratus or Melanochromis Mossambiquensis, they have a Highly Aggressive temporment. If you have a Melanochromis Parallelus, then it has a Mildly Aggressive temporment. You may want to look the up to see which one you have. If it is one of the first two, it may become too much for the Lab(s) to handle once it reaches maturity.

 

[jakedalab]

Ok I'll be sure to do some digging. Thankfully I have some time as he'd just a little fella maybe 3/4" and my lab is quite a bit larger. But that would explain why no one else in the tank picks on the little blue guy. He's little but holds his own pretty good.