I have had recurring problems with fish dying (about one or two every two weeks). Just happened this morning too and would like some advice about restocking or adjusting my stock. It seems like the fish are going after the weaker one in the tank, and when it dies, they go after the next weaker one.
I tried to restock about six weeks ago by ordering some "assorted cichlids" from livefishdirect but now read that it is bad to have too few females. It looks like my tank is mostly males.
I currently have a 125g tank, a canister filter that I clean every 2 months and do partial water changes every 2 weeks. So far, the water conditions seem to be pretty stable.
- 1 adult male livingstonii
- 2 male pseudoflavus (the second dominant male died this morning as well as a male juvenile ~2.5in long)
- 1 adult male socolofi
- 1 adult male red zebra
- 2 adult yellow tail blue acei (not sure about the sex but would guess female)
and now the juvies:
- 1 male yellow lab ~1.5in
- 1 socolofi (not sure about sex) ~2in
- 1 bumble bee ~1in
- 1 maingano ~1in
- 1 black/greyish fish (not sure the species) ~2in
This morning, I also lost a female livingstonii that was about ~3in long
So the question is: do I have enough fish? (I would guess the answer is probably not) and do you have any suggestion on how to restock. Thanks!
I tried to restock about six weeks ago by ordering some "assorted cichlids" from livefishdirect but now read that it is bad to have too few females. It looks like my tank is mostly males.
I currently have a 125g tank, a canister filter that I clean every 2 months and do partial water changes every 2 weeks. So far, the water conditions seem to be pretty stable.
- 1 adult male livingstonii
- 2 male pseudoflavus (the second dominant male died this morning as well as a male juvenile ~2.5in long)
- 1 adult male socolofi
- 1 adult male red zebra
- 2 adult yellow tail blue acei (not sure about the sex but would guess female)
and now the juvies:
- 1 male yellow lab ~1.5in
- 1 socolofi (not sure about sex) ~2in
- 1 bumble bee ~1in
- 1 maingano ~1in
- 1 black/greyish fish (not sure the species) ~2in
This morning, I also lost a female livingstonii that was about ~3in long
So the question is: do I have enough fish? (I would guess the answer is probably not) and do you have any suggestion on how to restock. Thanks!