Adding more Cichlids to my 55 gallon

[mariah]

Originally Posted by mariah

okay what if i got 2 sunshine yellow peacocks and make it so I have 6 yellow labs (add 1) and get another cobalt blue???

no I would get two strawberry peacocks prob. I need to put the order of the fish in like a min ago.... should i do two strawberrry???? then add 1 yellow electric and some cobalt later?

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

no I would get two strawberry peacocks prob. I need to put the order of the fish in like a min ago.... should i do two strawberrry???? then add 1 yellow electric and some cobalt later?

That's fine

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

That's fine

okay She doesnt have to order the strawberry ones... but i have to get there before they close now. She said she has two really bright ones and then I am putting those in today and then getting maybe another cobalt today?? and the yellow lab later

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

okay She doesnt have to order the strawberry ones... but i have to get there before they close now. She said she has two really bright ones and then I am putting those in today and then getting maybe another cobalt today?? and the yellow lab later

Ok you can add anytime really until they get mature

[mariah]

Originally Posted by mariah

okay She doesnt have to order the strawberry ones... but i have to get there before they close now. She said she has two really bright ones and then I am putting those in today and then getting maybe another cobalt today?? and the yellow lab later

My dad will be here in 5 mins... so the stock will be okay for 2 strawberry peacock, 2 coblats but now 3 cobalts. 5 labs. 1 red blotch???

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

My dad will be here in 5 mins... so the stock will be okay for 2 strawberry peacock, 2 coblats but now 3 cobalts. 5 labs. 1 red blotch???

Yep and you could still come up a few more if ya wanted. But you don't have to right away. It will probably be best on the tank to wait a couple weeks for the bio load to catch up

[kjacks]

Originally Posted by mariah

My dad will be here in 5 mins... so the stock will be okay for 2 strawberry peacock, 2 coblats but now 3 cobalts. 5 labs. 1 red blotch???

Yea it will work

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

Yep and you could still come up a few more if ya wanted. But you don't have to right away. It will probably be best on the tank to wait a couple weeks for the bio load to catch up

Okay i got 2 strawberry peacocks. One is really bright and one is basically all white with a bit of red. It that white one a female? Will i then need more of them?

[mariah]

Originally Posted by mariah

Okay i got 2 strawberry peacocks. One is really bright and one is basically all white with a bit of red. It that white one a female? Will i then need more of them?

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I read that the color is man-made?? Neither of them have the egg dots on the bottom fine. do the peacocks get them? Also Since I currently have 5 electric labs, 2 strawberry peacock, 2 coblat blue, 1 red blotch. all male but 3 electric yellows are females. also i think the bright male is trying to mate with some of the females. should I add anything else to my tank? 10 fish and 2 bnp's

[mariah]

Originally Posted by mariah

I read that the color is man-made?? Neither of them have the egg dots on the bottom fine. do the peacocks get them? Also Since I currently have 5 electric labs, 2 strawberry peacock, 2 coblat blue, 1 red blotch. all male but 3 electric yellows are females. also i think the bright male is trying to mate with some of the females. should I add anything else to my tank? 10 fish and 2 bnp's

Anyone??

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

I read that the color is man-made?? Neither of them have the egg dots on the bottom fine. do the peacocks get them? Also Since I currently have 5 electric labs, 2 strawberry peacock, 2 coblat blue, 1 red blotch. all male but 3 electric yellows are females. also i think the bright male is trying to mate with some of the females. should I add anything else to my tank? 10 fish and 2 bnp's

I would raise some of what you have in the mbuna area. As far as the peacocks go strawberry is a man made one. Peacocks do get egg spots, on mine they are more smeared then a dot.

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

I would raise some of what you have in the mbuna area. As far as the peacocks go strawberry is a man made one. Peacocks do get egg spots, on mine they are more smeared then a dot.

Okay there is one almost3 inches and has no dots. The dominant cobalt is now picking on the other one.... his fins are clamping a bit and swims on his side when the other cobalt goes near him. Should i get more of them.... or?

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

Okay there is one almost3 inches and has no dots. The dominant cobalt is now picking on the other one.... his fins are clamping a bit and swims on his side when the other cobalt goes near him. Should i get more of them.... or?

Yes get more of them to dread the aggression out

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

Yes get more of them to dread the aggression out

Okay should i get two more of them? And its fine if its more males? I also want to up the yellow labs cus the big male is being a butt to the other two males. So 7labs, 4 cobalt, 1 ob zebra, 2 strawberry peacock and only one bnp now?

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

Okay should i get two more of them? And its fine if its more males? I also want to up the yellow labs cus the big male is being a butt to the other two males. So 7labs, 4 cobalt, 1 ob zebra, 2 strawberry peacock and only one bnp now?

You can go up to 18 so however you want to do it is fine

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

You can go up to 18 so however you want to do it is fine

Okay even having the 6 inch fish?

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

You can go up to 18 so however you want to do it is fine

But if i were to get one other red blotch zebra.... i will have problems later so i can't really do it anyway i want

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

Okay even having the 6 inch fish?

Yea it will be ok

Originally Posted by mariah

But if i were to get one other red blotch zebra.... i will have problems later so i can't really do it anyway i want

Originally Posted by mariah

Okay should i get two more of them? And its fine if its more males? I also want to up the yellow labs cus the big male is being a butt to the other two males. So 7labs, 4 cobalt, 1 ob zebra, 2 strawberry peacock and only one bnp now?

Do this
7 labs, 6 cobalt, 2 strawberry, 3 ob

Your going to have aggression and your going to have some fights. Your not going to be able to stop it completely it's their natural instincts.

[mariah]

Originally Posted by Andrew McFadden

Yea it will be ok

Do this
7 labs, 6 cobalt, 2 strawberry, 3 ob

Your going to have aggression and your going to have some fights. Your not going to be able to stop it completely it's their natural instincts.

Okay that does sound good.... will here be a problem with the ob number being low? Like the problem the cobalts are having now?

[Andrew McFadden]

Originally Posted by mariah

Okay that does sound good.... will here be a problem with the ob number being low? Like the problem the cobalts are having now?

It should calm down some having higher numbers in the tank. You'll probably have some aggression still but it's normal. Once they figure out who is going to be dominated.and sub dominate things should calm down some. What temperature is the tank at? A higher temp makes them more frisky