Wolfsblood
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No on the knife. They get enormous and are not equipped to deal with mbuna aggression.
As i said earlier, i make my posts vague until the op actually gives some accurate info on the desired fish.If we are talking Mbuna which I believe we are, 20 fish that get 3-5" in size is a perfectly acceptable in a 55 gallon aquarium. However there needs to be enough filtration and adequate water changes need to be preformed. Over stocking is a common practice to help quell aggression in the hyper aggressive Mbuna. Saying that it will make them more aggressive is an inaccurate statement and shows a lack of first hand knowledge and research.
As i said earlier, i make my posts vague until the op actually gives some accurate info on the desired fish.
I also stated that it depends on the type of fish. Maybe Mbuna might be fine, but there are other fish that might have other types of conflicts.
Which many new aqaurist associate with Mbuna, so giving vague blanket advice at the point when you did was unnecessary and it should have be Mbuna specific advice.Um probably any African
Sir, he stated he wanted africans. That doesn't give me any more info on the species?Not only are your post vague but wildly inaccurate.
The OP states in about the 4th post on the 1st page .
Sir, he stated he wanted africans. That doesn't give me any more info on the species?
I guess? Lets stop this non sense :3Which I just stated that most new Aquarist are referring to Mbuna when they say "Africans". You made no effort to find out what type of "africans" he was referring to but instead just made a regurgitated blanket statement.
I know xD I really don't mind learning stuff. I just don't like when people attack me indirectly.He's been on your case in every post I've read this morning..
If we are talking Mbuna which I believe we are, 20 fish that get 3-5" in size is a perfectly acceptable in a 55 gallon aquarium. However there needs to be enough filtration and adequate water changes need to be preformed. Over stocking is a common practice to help quell aggression in the hyper aggressive Mbuna. Saying that it will make them more aggressive is an inaccurate statement and shows a lack of first hand knowledge and research.
As i said earlier, i make my posts vague until the op actually gives some accurate info on the desired fish.
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Hmm. I understood. I'll be doing specific research nowI think the point Mogurako is trying to make is the OP's are asking a specific question and all your answers are cookie cutter vague answers without first hand knowledge of the subject. If the question is vague which is common with new aquarist then it's our job to ask the correct questions to give a accurate answer, vague responses does nothing to help. This type of response doesn't help the OP or the thousands of other people who search the internet for answers that are not members here. This is why it's important to answer the question with accurate infomation, this forum also acts as a archive of knowledge for future aquarist. When responding to a post it's not a race and if you don't have any specific information to the discussion at hand then I'd recommend reading the thread, as this is how we all learn.
Depending on the length of the tank, 55 seems OK if thats a 4ft tank. 3ft i think 20 is alittle too many but thats debatable. Foot print makes a difference, as mbuna are a lower to mid swimming fish.
To best of my knowledge when some one references a 55 gallon they are talking a standard aquarium size of 48x13x20 not a cube tank that would be roughly 24x24x24 which would be 60 gallons. I do agree that tank less than 48" in length would be much to small for even the smaller Mbuna.
Um...well if this helps
I know for sure I want some electric yellow and electric blues
And I'm pretty sure they're labs right?
"When someone references africans they mean mbuna, when someone references 55 gallons theyre talking about a standard aquarium..."?? I understand your thinking but seems like alot of assumptions to me.
"When someone references africans they mean mbuna, when someone references 55 gallons theyre talking about a standard aquarium..."?? I understand your thinking but seems like alot of assumptions to me.
Tiger barbs and cichlids in the same tank, now thats something i definitely wouldnt recommend. Might be OKish now but when the cichlids mature all hell is going to brake lose. Im sorry but you also have way to many fish in that tank bootleg. 30 barbs would of stocked/overstocked a 55, Barbs grow 3inches long. People who over stock, over filtrate to compensate but im affraid a 70gallon filter in a 55 is also very inadequate.
The idea is to choose a filter than can turn over the tank 4-10 times an hour depending on the fish. For example for a 55 wants a filter that can pump 220gph gallons per hour at the very minimum for cichlids. 55 x 4 = 220gph. My eheim 2217 'says' its rated for upto 160gallons. But pumps 264gph, Ive bought 2 for a 65. 2 x 264 = 528gph so 528 ÷ 65g = 8.1 so thats 8x turnover.