[mattawan_cichlid]

Anyone have any success with mixing Mbuna and haps/peacocks? I know the diets of each are different, Mbuna being more veggie based and haps/peacocks more protein based. But based on aggression, any experience?

Thanks for any help :fish:

 

[justinf67]

Anyone have any success with mixing Mbuna and haps/peacocks? I know the diets of each are different, Mbuna being more veggie based and haps/peacocks more protein based. But based on aggression, any experience?

Thanks for any help :fish:

ppl have mixed in some of the more docile mbuna such as yellow labs and acei...anything more aggressive will most likely not work... If u feed NLS, u can can keep both the haps and the mbuna happy, as its a good mix for both of them...

 

[DJRansome]

My Cynotilapia sp. hara (low-medium aggression for a mbuna) killed a stuartgranti (medium-high aggression for an aulonocara).

So it's always an experiment, but I'm sticking to yellow labs only myself.

 

[Fogelhund]

It depends on many factors. Size of tank, dimensions is a key. Which Haps and which mbuna. What are your plans?

 

[Mudkicker]

Anyone have any success with mixing Mbuna and haps/peacocks? I know the diets of each are different, Mbuna being more veggie based and haps/peacocks more protein based. But based on aggression, any experience?

Thanks for any help :fish:

If your tank is 75G or larger, you should be successful with Yellow Labs, Aceii and Rusties. Those are by far your safest bets!

 

[mattawan_cichlid]

Alright, well right now I have Kenyi Labs and Yellow Tail Acei, but I've gotten a lot of negative feedback from the Kenyi, saying the aggression is way to out of control. I'm thinking of getting rid of them, maybe getting rusties, or maybe some afra cobue and maybe a few peacocks/haps. Any recommendations of some haps/peacocks that work good? Maybe a few species of just male

 

[Mudkicker]

Alright, well right now I have Kenyi Labs and Yellow Tail Acei, but I've gotten a lot of negative feedback from the Kenyi, saying the aggression is way to out of control. I'm thinking of getting rid of them, maybe getting rusties, or maybe some afra cobue and maybe a few peacocks/haps. Any recommendations of some haps/peacocks that work good? Maybe a few species of just male

What size is your tank?

 

[mattawan_cichlid]

I have a 55, but soon to be upgrading to a 75

 

[mattawan_cichlid]

When I upgrade, I wanted to get rid of the Kenyi, keep the 4 electric yellows I have, keep the 2 acei I have and add a few. Then maybe some white labs, and haps/peacocks or some other mbuna

 

[dielikemoviestars]

The 75 is the same footprint as the 55, right? Still 4' long? Won't make much difference.

 

[Flapjack]

a 75g is 4 foot long and 18 inches wide unlike the 55g which is 12 inches wide. You can keep mbuna together with haps and peacocks. You just need to be mindful of each species needs when it comes to shelter, swimming space and territory needs.

 

[mattawan_cichlid]

dielikemoviestars, they have the same footprint, but I don't really have enough money to get a 6' tank. I plan on upgrading, again to a 125 in a few months after I get the 75 established. I'm going to have a 29 for a hospital tank, or whatever it is going to be needed for. I plan on Acei, Yellow Labs, White Labs, and maybe a few male haps/peacocks. keeping the 29 in case too much aggression occurs, and I certainly will return the haps/peacocks or the mbuna if too much aggression occurs.