I would not add any species, in fact I would lose one. Then I would add females until I have 6 of each and 15 Demasoni.
xclub said:Concerning fry, if you have them/when you have them give them away; sell them, whatever…simply as that, either to your friends or to some shop or something else.
Concerning the # in 90 gallon = without any serious problem up to 65-70 pcs. BUT I advise you to have no more than 9-10 species.
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I agree but the species that he mentioned can live together without any bigger problems...First and foremost, the number of fish you keep depends entirely on the species you choose. That is always consideration number one. The addition of one rogue species can destroy whatever harmony you have, no matter what the number is.
I partly agree you cannot have a species that cannot tolerate each other ant those are similar male coloration species, BUT concerning Ps. Demasoni and Ps. saulosi, males are similar and having in mind that tank is 90gal, as big as his, there should be no problem at all.Arbitrarily stating that 10 species would be the maximum in this tank, regardless if they are small species or not, is irresponsible. There are many species that will not tolerate the presence of other certain species. Case in point; I wouldn't keep Ps. demasoni and Ps. saulosi in the same tank. The males are too similar in appearance and won't tolerate each others company. I would suspect the same of Cynotilapia sp. "lion", although you're not likely to find any of those anyway.
Also partly agree, BUT if tank is to small you cannot have a big fish, if you have a lot of fishes in one tank, and you don't feed them too much they will not grow to their full size. The competition for the food is huge and the first one to get there will eat...when you feed them, let's say 10 times a chance that one fish will eat "a lot" all 10 times is...let's say 10-15%. I don't say that you should starve them but do not feed them too much. In nature they don't eat every day...The growth rate of any fish does not depend on the amount of tank mates or the size of the tank. It depends on the health of the fish which can be affected by any number of things, including stature in the hierarchy, diet and water quality.
Also I partly agree. One male per 3 females is ok but not with every species. Sometimes it is advisable that you have males and 4-5 females. In my spawning tanks (Ps. saulosi, Ps. demasoni, Ps. Neon Spot, M. lombardoi) I have 2 males and 5 females. I have fights in aquaria but it is normal behavior... In spawning times the subdominant male is not a constant target he is a target but all females are also targeted and the aggression is in excellent balance...There are several species where male female ration is of little concern such as L. caeruleus and Ps. demasoni, but there are many more species where keeping just two males would be ill-advised. A single male is always best but if you must have multiples, three or more is always better (tank sized dependent of course) to keep any one male from becoming a constant target for the other.
Also partly agree I have a tank with 8 demasoni and 6 grown up Lab Caerleus. You just cannot believe how caerleus cut down the aggression. In a group of 12 how many males do you have? In my group of 8 I have 2 males' lots of caves and everything is ok. I don't say that having 12 as a group is not good it is excellent but it is not necessary.Ps. demasoni are best in large groups of 12 or more, I would choose between them or the Ps. saulosi and lose the Cy. sp. "lion" (not very common anyway) and consider going with perhaps six species total.
I absolutely agree with you...A few to consider that would work with the remaining choices would be Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos, Iodotropheus sprengerae or Labeotropheus trewavasae.
Again I agree but I would not advise it to the beginner, if flip79 is a beginner, if not give it a try..There are several non-mbuna fish that can be easily mixed with mbuna. Sciaenochromis fryeri, Otopharynx lithobates and Placidochromis electra are haps I've had no problem mixing with mbuna. Even Aulonocara jacobfreibergi would be fine in this tank with most mbuna.
Oh, ok. Just so we're all on the same page, what is the total tank dimensions? Just to compare apples to apples. If I don't count the space taken up by substrate and rocks, my 90 gallon gets a lot smaller!xclub said:When I gave the measures they are the measures of space that fishes directly use, I didn’t calculate filter, place for lightning etc.etc. it is only space that fishes use.
Total dimensions of tank are different but I never calculate them (well actually I calculate them when I am making tank) I suppose that when you say (and 99% of forum members say 95 gallon you are giving total tank volume not the fish useable area.
I already told that I am sorry but I am not able to take a picture of other tank that is actually 95.3 gallons again of fish usable area…![]()