Stocking africans with...what?

[physicsdude]

Hi-
What kind of fish can be stscoked with malawi africans? At the moment I got 1 red zebra, 1 demasoni, 1 purple acei, and 1 kenyii or peacock (not sure on this one- bought cause he was 2.99 in misc. africans tank). Anyway, what other critters could be kept in there? I saw some catfish in there, but not too much else. PH is 7.6- no bufferring.

 

[O ALX O]

Need more info! I can tell you that the demasoni will probably destroy the rest of your stock.

 

[triazole]

please state the size of the tank.

the demasoni will probably destroy the rest of your stock

not necessarily. demasonis are notorious for conspecific aggression. it might have tiffs with the kenyi (in case it is one) but the kenyi is sufficiently equipped to handle the dem.

 

[JustOneMore20]

What size tank? What to stock with Malawis...other Malawis.

 

[MyCatsDrool]

i stock giant danios for dither and a pleco. *shrug*

 

[maxwell1295]

What size tank are we talking about here?

 

[JDogg]

i will echo the "what size tank"

that said... for the most part other malawi cichlids

other then that... everything else is hit and miss IMO

perhaps a pleco

i have had good luck with keeping a Synodontis eupterus with my malawi (see my info for species i keep)

my LFS tried to tell me Tiger Barbs make good dither fish for africans :? but i did not try it.

 

[Gillie]

What about cyprichromis no territory disputes there.

 

[JDogg]

What about cyprichromis no territory disputes there.

i thought it was not good to mix mbuna with tangs..

 

[Gillie]

I have 12 Saulosi and 8 Cyprichomis in a 90 gal and have had no problems. I was also told it's possible as long as they don't have the same territory requirements

 

[coldmachineUK]

You could go with some synodontis. There's a few from the rift lakes, inc. multipunctatus and petricola. I'd go with a trio of multipunctatus if your tank is big enough to accommodate them, purely because they're larger so I guess better suited to the 'bigger personalities' in your tank than the petricola would be.

 

[physicsdude]

its a 30 gallon tank.

 

[JustOneMore20]

Most of the fish you already have will outgrow a 30g tank. I'd just get a few Syno petricolas, as they only get about 4 inches or so. Make sure you get 3-4 because they like groups.

You should look into upgrading in the future as you have some Malawians that not only get around 6 inches, but are pretty aggressive as well.

 

[severum mama]

Agreed. I'd go for a 55 for those fish, if it's in the budget.

 

[physicsdude]

thats neat. what about a pictus cat or maybe a pleco? i think the plecos tough armor would help him survive.

 

[JDogg]

thats neat. what about a pictus cat or maybe a pleco? i think the plecos tough armor would help him survive.

i have heard of success with plecos, but with cichlids NOTHING is guaranteed.

 

[Voodoo Chilli]

You're going to have trouble with the fish you've already got; please don't add any more to the mix.

 

[maxwell1295]

Of the fish you have, the only mbuna species you can keep in tha tank that saize is the Demasoni. You can do a species tank with 10-12 fish, but MAKE SURE you have at least 10 fish. If you don't keep them in substantial numbers, you will most likely end up with only one dominant male surviving.

 

[physicsdude]

i totally agree. my buddy has agreed to let them grow out then we'll release them into his 55 gallon african tank.