hi all!
I have a well established Malawi tank. It has been running for about 18 months. We have initially about 15 malawis. Over the course of the year we have lost some due to various water issues etc and now we have about 9. The water is now totally fine and the fish seem happy.
Due to the losses the tank unfortunately looks a bit empty and we want to add some more malawis.
I know that malawis are really aggressive/terrortorial and therefore I am not sure whether, now that it is very established, it is advisable to add more fish? My idea to counteract the issue is to add fish that are slightly larger than the fish that are already in and also add a group of say 5-6 in one go (as opposed to adding one that would get picked on individually and not likely last very long).
I appreciate adding a lot in one go has other issues such as water quality so I will make sure to do extra water changes initially.
Please can anyone let me know whether this is OK or whether I should avoid completely adding new malawis?
Also if so, can you recommend any particularly interesting/different varieties?
Thanks
I have a well established Malawi tank. It has been running for about 18 months. We have initially about 15 malawis. Over the course of the year we have lost some due to various water issues etc and now we have about 9. The water is now totally fine and the fish seem happy.
Due to the losses the tank unfortunately looks a bit empty and we want to add some more malawis.
I know that malawis are really aggressive/terrortorial and therefore I am not sure whether, now that it is very established, it is advisable to add more fish? My idea to counteract the issue is to add fish that are slightly larger than the fish that are already in and also add a group of say 5-6 in one go (as opposed to adding one that would get picked on individually and not likely last very long).
I appreciate adding a lot in one go has other issues such as water quality so I will make sure to do extra water changes initially.
Please can anyone let me know whether this is OK or whether I should avoid completely adding new malawis?
Also if so, can you recommend any particularly interesting/different varieties?
Thanks