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HELP How many fish in a 6x2x2 to start with?

770 views 12 replies 7 participants last post by  DJRansome 
#1 ·
Please can someone advise me as to how many fish i should introduce to my NEW 6x2x2 mbuna tank initially. I am planning on Dems, Yellow Labs, Red zebra, Cobalt zebra and some hara. Any advice as to how to build up this stock from new and comments on my choice would be greatly appreciated.
 
#2 ·
Unfortunately the mix is not the best. Many of these fish would hybridize, or simply not get along.

The demasoni and hara often don't get along.
Cobalts and hara often don't get along, and risk hybridization.
Cobalts and Red Zebras don't get along and risk hybridization.
Red Zebras and Yellow Labs are a huge hybridization risk.

You could do Dems, Labs, Cobalts.... plus a couple of other species, such as Melanochromis cyaenorhabdos and perhaps and OB Labeotropheus....

Does that sound interesting? I'll give you numbers if so.
 
#13 ·
Yes if one of the species is demasoni it would change upward. And if one of the species is auratus or crabro it would change downward.

You can cram more in. I had a really nice mbuna tank that wasw 72" for 2 years with 5 species and most of them were 1m:4f.
 
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