Hi there,
I am a new member to this site but I've been on here plenty of other times to read different forums. Currently, I have a fully cycled 75 gal tank (48"x 18"x 21") with the following Mbuna and Synodontis Multipunctatus Catfish:
-6 Yellow Tail Acei (Unsexed juveniles)
-6 Electric Yellow (Unsexed juveniles)
-6 Rusties (Unsexed juveniles)
-6 Marmalade Fuelliborni (Unsexed juveniles)
-4 Synodontis Multipunctatus catfish (Unsexed juveniles)
*I ordered all of these guys online through <vendor name removed> and they told me they would do their best to try and pick out 1 male to 5 females for each species so I'm hoping that works out in my favor. If not, I have an extra 20 gal long tank that is fully cycled and ready to be used as a temporary home in case any aggression issues arise. Also, I have several LFS that would be willing to take any extra males off my hands if that situation occurs.
This is my first African Cichlid tank and everything is going well with the current stock that I have but I just wanted to get some more opinions on whether or not I could add some more species of Mbuna to this tank. Currently, my filtration is well over what it needs to be with: 1x SunSun 704b (525 GPH), 1x SunSun 302 (264 GPH), and an Aquaclear 110 (500 GPH). All of these filters are stuffed full with over 8 Kg of biohome ultimate. Also, my tank has plenty of rocks and hiding places for the fish to hide and I am willing to add more caves if it will help with the addition of more fish. I also realize that the fish I currently have are still juveniles and aggression issues typically dont arise until they are older. However, I have also read that adding them all this young will help them get familiar with eachother and minimize any future aggression. Similarly, I know that heavily stocking the tank will too help with aggression (I have read that you can have upwards of 30-35 Mbuna in a 75 gal tank that is well filtered). So, I am curious to what you guys think of possibly adding SOME of the following fish:
3 Textilus (Melanochromis ExasPeratus) (Would buy as juveniles but hoping for a 1M:2F ratio)
4 Cobalt Blue Zebra (Metriaclima Callanios) (Would buy as juveniles but hoping for a 1M:3F ratio)
4 Albino Pseudotropheus Socolofi (Would buy as juveniles but hoping for a 1M:3F ratio)
1 More Synodontis Multipunctatus catfish (would like to add one more of these guys for a total of 5 in the tank)
I realize that adding this many fish will definitely max out the stock of this tank but I just wanted to ask and see if it would be possible. Also, I am open to any other suggestions you guys may have on types of fish that would possibly work or how I should go about adding more fish.
I am hoping to add these 3 species of Mbuna becuase I feel like they will definitely add to the variety of my tank. I'm most interested in adding the Textilus because I have read that they are pretty peaceful and mind their own bussiness but I also know they are on the smaller size and dont want them to be bullied by any of my current Mbuna. Then when it comes to the Albino Socolofi and Cobalt blue, I could go either way. I've always wanted to add an albino mbuna to the tank but I am also definitely attracted to the cobalt blues. Hopefully you guys can help me decide on which would be the better option or If i could add both. Thanks again.
I am a new member to this site but I've been on here plenty of other times to read different forums. Currently, I have a fully cycled 75 gal tank (48"x 18"x 21") with the following Mbuna and Synodontis Multipunctatus Catfish:
-6 Yellow Tail Acei (Unsexed juveniles)
-6 Electric Yellow (Unsexed juveniles)
-6 Rusties (Unsexed juveniles)
-6 Marmalade Fuelliborni (Unsexed juveniles)
-4 Synodontis Multipunctatus catfish (Unsexed juveniles)
*I ordered all of these guys online through <vendor name removed> and they told me they would do their best to try and pick out 1 male to 5 females for each species so I'm hoping that works out in my favor. If not, I have an extra 20 gal long tank that is fully cycled and ready to be used as a temporary home in case any aggression issues arise. Also, I have several LFS that would be willing to take any extra males off my hands if that situation occurs.
This is my first African Cichlid tank and everything is going well with the current stock that I have but I just wanted to get some more opinions on whether or not I could add some more species of Mbuna to this tank. Currently, my filtration is well over what it needs to be with: 1x SunSun 704b (525 GPH), 1x SunSun 302 (264 GPH), and an Aquaclear 110 (500 GPH). All of these filters are stuffed full with over 8 Kg of biohome ultimate. Also, my tank has plenty of rocks and hiding places for the fish to hide and I am willing to add more caves if it will help with the addition of more fish. I also realize that the fish I currently have are still juveniles and aggression issues typically dont arise until they are older. However, I have also read that adding them all this young will help them get familiar with eachother and minimize any future aggression. Similarly, I know that heavily stocking the tank will too help with aggression (I have read that you can have upwards of 30-35 Mbuna in a 75 gal tank that is well filtered). So, I am curious to what you guys think of possibly adding SOME of the following fish:
3 Textilus (Melanochromis ExasPeratus) (Would buy as juveniles but hoping for a 1M:2F ratio)
4 Cobalt Blue Zebra (Metriaclima Callanios) (Would buy as juveniles but hoping for a 1M:3F ratio)
4 Albino Pseudotropheus Socolofi (Would buy as juveniles but hoping for a 1M:3F ratio)
1 More Synodontis Multipunctatus catfish (would like to add one more of these guys for a total of 5 in the tank)
I realize that adding this many fish will definitely max out the stock of this tank but I just wanted to ask and see if it would be possible. Also, I am open to any other suggestions you guys may have on types of fish that would possibly work or how I should go about adding more fish.
I am hoping to add these 3 species of Mbuna becuase I feel like they will definitely add to the variety of my tank. I'm most interested in adding the Textilus because I have read that they are pretty peaceful and mind their own bussiness but I also know they are on the smaller size and dont want them to be bullied by any of my current Mbuna. Then when it comes to the Albino Socolofi and Cobalt blue, I could go either way. I've always wanted to add an albino mbuna to the tank but I am also definitely attracted to the cobalt blues. Hopefully you guys can help me decide on which would be the better option or If i could add both. Thanks again.