General African Cichlid Discussion • Mbunas and Peacocks

[RJR]

How can I add peacocks to an established Mbuna tank

[13razorbackfan]

What type of mbuna and what are the dimensions of the tank? What type of peacocks?

[DJRansome]

Unless they are yellow labs, I wouldn't.

[brinkles]

How can I add peacocks to an established Mbuna tank

Sturdy divider.

[m1ke715m]

i added smaller mbuna in with bigger peacocks and the peacocks are fine in a friends tank.. who knows if it will work long term thou..

[gmaschke]

I've got peacocks with demasoni..... they never breed though. Too much activity, but the demasoni don't get too aggressive with the peacocks, only themselves.

[DJRansome]

Sturdy divider.

I had a Cynotilapia sp. hara kill a Maleri...I don't combine them any more. If they are not breeding, there is a certain level of stress in the tank. Not to say that peacocks can't stress themselves for other reasons, but why add to it by combining them with mbuna?

[Fogelhund]

It really does depend on which mbuna you are keeping, and the dimensions of the tank. I've mixed them successfully a number of times.

[brinkles]

Next major restock of my tank, I'd like to try some peacocks - which ones would be best for mixing with low aggression mbuna like labs and acei? I have red empress now, I've read not to mix protomelas with peacocks.

[m1ke715m]

I've got protomelas with peacocks in my male tank no problems..

[Michael_M]

meaner, larger peaocks, lwanda, walteri, jacob variants