Your Experiences With Johanni's

[CCXGT]

I'm looking to add some of these fine specimens to my 60G.
Try to avoid any horror stories, I'm very easily influenced ?


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[The boring name]

Depends on the attitude. Mine was fierce and feisty but never hurt any of the fish

 

[CCXGT]

Depends on the attitude. Mine was fierce and feisty but never hurt any of the fish

I know someone who keeps 7 males and hasn't had any issues at all, but I know someone else who has 1 and it tore through 3 of his fish..
I've no idea what to think.


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[The boring name]

Just depends get one and watch it closely if it gets nasty return him/her

 

[squirrilah fish]

You could also look at mainganos. They look the same, without the attitude.


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[CCXGT]

You could also look at mainganos. They look the same, without the attitude.


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Yeah I was looking at those as well.
My LFS definitely stocks Johanni but if push comes to shove I can always get out the puppy dog eyes and get them to order me some Maingano's.

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[cole_russell]

In my experience so far they're not too different from any other mbuna keep em in a good male female ratio and you should be solid. What other fish do you have?

 

[squirrilah fish]

In my experience so far they're not too different from any other mbuna keep em in a good male female ratio and you should be solid. What other fish do you have?

I think general consensus is Johannis are actually pretty fierce. There are some that hold their own, but Johannis have been known to demolish other Mbuna tank mates.


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[cole_russell]

Hmm maybe it's because my tank is pretty much all fierce...?

 

[CCXGT]

In my experience so far they're not too different from any other mbuna keep em in a good male female ratio and you should be solid. What other fish do you have?

Yellow labs, Acei, Red Zebras and Red Tops.


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[squirrilah fish]

Yellow labs, Acei, Red Zebras and Red Tops.


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Ya a Johanni would tear apart the Acei's, and Possibly Red Zebras, and labs too. You never know though. There's a general fish temperament, but there is also a great deal of individual variation I've noticed. I've had some fish that had a rep of being terrorists that here totally calm. And fish that were suppose to be friendly that were terrorists.


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[squirrilah fish]

Hmm maybe it's because my tank is pretty much all fierce...?

Probably


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[cole_russell]

My tank is basically the middle east

 

[squirrilah fish]

How's that red empress working out in there?


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[cole_russell]

One nick out of it's anal fin but that's it.

 

[squirrilah fish]

Sneaky Mbuna. I have an albino socolofi that systematically tags everyone.


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[cole_russell]

Most of my fish are pretty chill just one johanni that goes berserk on the others.

 

[cole_russell]

Other johanni that is.

 

[cole_russell]

The picture doesn't do a good job of showing size but you can see the nick in it's fin (it's dorsal fin was nipped when I purchased it).

 

[squirrilah fish]

You lucked out, that's a gorgeous specimen. I think I told you that already, but ... ya.


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