mattrox
Aquarium Advice Addict
I guess I saw 31" high and imagined the rock work tanking advantage of the height.
I wouldn't promote another forum by posting links to their threads with pics of different mbuna setups or post pics that are not mine..... I'll try and find examples of experienced keepers with tanks well stocked.
One example is a 4' bowfront tank with:
"Stock list:
5 x Acei
8 x Yellow Labs
10 x Red Zebra
10 x Cobalt Blues
20 x Demasoni "
It is done with white cobbles almost 1/2 way up the back of the tank with a little dip in the rock work in the middle of the tank. There is free swimming space at the front. It is done with black sand and a dark background. You hardly even realise there are over 50 fish in there.
Clearly it is a well filtered tank, just thinking that if you went over 30 fish it still wouldn't hurt the fish. And stocking choice would also play a factor. Salousi and labs are smaller species etc....
This makes for good reading regarding stocking types of fish.
The Mbuna Community Tank
I wouldn't promote another forum by posting links to their threads with pics of different mbuna setups or post pics that are not mine..... I'll try and find examples of experienced keepers with tanks well stocked.
One example is a 4' bowfront tank with:
"Stock list:
5 x Acei
8 x Yellow Labs
10 x Red Zebra
10 x Cobalt Blues
20 x Demasoni "
It is done with white cobbles almost 1/2 way up the back of the tank with a little dip in the rock work in the middle of the tank. There is free swimming space at the front. It is done with black sand and a dark background. You hardly even realise there are over 50 fish in there.
Clearly it is a well filtered tank, just thinking that if you went over 30 fish it still wouldn't hurt the fish. And stocking choice would also play a factor. Salousi and labs are smaller species etc....
This makes for good reading regarding stocking types of fish.
The Mbuna Community Tank
You'll want to get more than what you plan on keeping, as juvies are almost impossible to sex, and its hard and more expensive to buy adult males or females when they're big enough to sex. 40, imo, is a bit much, especially with your tank style... if it were longer, i'd agree... being more of a tall tank, i wouldnt get more than 30 juvies
