[Frazee86]

my g/f seen these the other day when i got my other fish and liked them so i'm working my angles to get another tank haha would they work in a 40breeder? be either a species tank or have two small rock piles on the ends for a rock dweller of some sort what do you guys think?

 

[Furcifer158]

I would try to get something bigger like I'm sure everyone else will tell you.

But if your starting out with juveniles they would be fine for awhile in a 40B. 75G would be way better and could house them for life.

Males need there space, I would not add any rocks or maybe just one single river rock in the middle of the tank.

Species only in 40B, just be ready to upgrade your tank, my big male is just over six inches to give you an idea of a large adult.

 

[Frazee86]

guess i ment a 4ft 40gallon was looking at tank sizes so dont know if that would matter?

 

[Frazee86]

what about any of these xenotilapia flavipinnis , Xenotilapia sp. "Papilio Sunflower" , and Xenotilapia sp. "Ochrogenys Ndole"? cant seem to find the minimum tank size.. all the fish i can readly get to without ordering :thumb:

 

[shon982]

Those fish should be okay in a 4x18xX but not kilesa

 

[Frazee86]

not sure of the tank sze yet just know its 4ft goin to look at it tomorrow but pretty good deal with stand canopy and tank

 

[Longstocking]

I keep my kilesa in a 4 foot by 18 inch tank... but I will tell you, I wasn't planning on this size of tank for them in the long run... but some how it just worked out. Most sand sifters do fine in four footers. Kilesa... usually not, but it did work out for me.

 

[713J]

I moved my group of juvenile kilesa from the 30 gallon quarantine to the 180 and the change was almost instantaneous. Once they went in the big tank the males all started to color up and build nests. In my experience (limited) the larger tank will be appreciated (as will a fine grained substrate).

These pics were taken 4 days after introduction to the tank

 

[Frazee86]

prob go with an xenotilapia species she liked them to also depends on this 40g haha

 

[Mr Mbuna]

The Ochrogenys "ndole" are the most similar to the kilesas I think.