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Hi,
Help please! I'm a first-time cichlid keeper. One of my Acei Mbuna got killed today
Probably killed by a dominate male. I only keep Mbuna in this tank. I understand that Mbuna's are aggressive in nature but wasn't expecting this much aggression. Put 12 of them in the tank last week. Got different size Mbunas in the tank. 2 Yellow labs are bigger in size comparing to other. Should I separate those bigger one? Could they be the culprit? I'm not yet able to differentiate males and females in the tank. My LFS was not much helpful sexing male/female while purchasing.
Tank stats:
Size: 45 gallons (36Lx18Hx16W)
Filtration: 2 Hobs (1600LPH & 500 LPH) & 1 internal (880 lph)
Last water change: Tuesday (40%)
Water change frequency: 40% per week
Substrate: River sand
Tank age: 5 weeks (4 weeks cycled)
Water temperature: 82 degrees
Last test results (7/3/19): pH 8.2, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate - 20
Fish stock: 4 Yellow Labidochromis (2 of them are large), 2 Orange Zebra (Medium size), 4 Pseudotropheus Acei (Small size), 2 Melanochromis auratus (Medium size)
Fish food: Hikari cichlid excel (2 times a day).
Thank you.
Help please! I'm a first-time cichlid keeper. One of my Acei Mbuna got killed today
Tank stats:
Size: 45 gallons (36Lx18Hx16W)
Filtration: 2 Hobs (1600LPH & 500 LPH) & 1 internal (880 lph)
Last water change: Tuesday (40%)
Water change frequency: 40% per week
Substrate: River sand
Tank age: 5 weeks (4 weeks cycled)
Water temperature: 82 degrees
Last test results (7/3/19): pH 8.2, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate - 20
Fish stock: 4 Yellow Labidochromis (2 of them are large), 2 Orange Zebra (Medium size), 4 Pseudotropheus Acei (Small size), 2 Melanochromis auratus (Medium size)
Fish food: Hikari cichlid excel (2 times a day).
Thank you.
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