I just upgraded from a 90g to a 125g. I want to stock the 90g now with Tanganikan cichlids. I have a breeding pair of j. transcriptus, 1m 2f n. multifaciatus, and 4 j. ornatus ~2". The tank is 60" by 18" by 19" (LxWxH). I was thinking of decorating it like this ROCK-SAND-SHELL-SAND-ROCK all about 12" sections.
I also was hoping for a more open water species looking for your opinions for a species.
I wouldn't keep two Julidochromis species together, more likely to get hybridization, and aggression between the two.
You could easily swap out one of the Julidochromis species for a Lamp. caudopunctatus, and Altolamprologus, Telmatochromis vittatus/bifrenatus/brichardi.
Paracyps aren't really open water. The males in particular are rock dwelling cave fish, though the females will be a bit more prone to being in the open water. If you want an open water fish, Cyprichromis is your fish.
The Enats use a lot of open water space. If I were to ever get some, it would be in a mostly open 6ft tank. I suppose they could be kept in a 4ft tank, but it would be no rock zones at all.
Kilesa would fit as they are a smaller Enant than say Melanogenys or Ochrogenys, but I wouldn't have any rock piles other than maybe something narrow in the middle as a sight barrier.
Normally I would say that non jumbo cyps would work fine in a 60 x 18" tank with Kilesa, but I'm not sure about the height.
I would expect the cyps to dive bomb the kilesa when the cyps are spawning.
Keep in mind that a non jumbo cyp will establish a territory in the water column around the size of a volley ball when spawning.
Any fish within that area will be terrorized and Kilesa are pretty timid fish.
I'll put them in and if I see any signs of bullying or fighting I'll separate them
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