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Any help would be appreciated... hate to be that guy making this thread, but I'm just looking for some feedback on my situation. 
Been hoping to get into Africans for years and years... in fact I bought this tank brand new about 9 years ago but didn't have the cash at the time to invest in filtration and everything else I would need, and it fell on the backburner.
So, I'm finally doing it now.
First of all, I'd like to ask what you guys think of this article (I was using the stocking calculator and it suggested this link for additional information on Mbuna) and if the information presented is accurate.
The reason I ask is because I had originally wanted to do a mix of yellow labs and demasoni...but, based on this article, it looks like the demasoni might be too much trouble (though they are such amazing looking fish that they'd be worth it).
Based on the information presented there, I'd like to go with 8 or 9 labs, 8 or 9 pseudotropheus acei, and 8 or 9 pseudotropheus saulosi. Possibly a few of the Tanganyika catfish. A bit overcrowded, but as long as I stay up on the water changes and have more than enough filtration, that's the goal here, right?
I figure the saulosi will at least give me a similar look to the demasoni, albeit only the dominant male(s). Kind of a bummer to have to avoid the demasoni, though. Gorgeous fish.
I'd have a LOT of yellow in the tank with the labs and the female/weak male saulosi, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, I suppose. They are beautiful fish, too.
Filtration wise, I'm pretty sure I'm at overkill, so I should be pretty set up for the amount of fish. I've got an Eheim 2075 on the way and a Penguin 350B HOB to supplement the canister.
Been hoping to get into Africans for years and years... in fact I bought this tank brand new about 9 years ago but didn't have the cash at the time to invest in filtration and everything else I would need, and it fell on the backburner.
So, I'm finally doing it now.
First of all, I'd like to ask what you guys think of this article (I was using the stocking calculator and it suggested this link for additional information on Mbuna) and if the information presented is accurate.
The reason I ask is because I had originally wanted to do a mix of yellow labs and demasoni...but, based on this article, it looks like the demasoni might be too much trouble (though they are such amazing looking fish that they'd be worth it).
Based on the information presented there, I'd like to go with 8 or 9 labs, 8 or 9 pseudotropheus acei, and 8 or 9 pseudotropheus saulosi. Possibly a few of the Tanganyika catfish. A bit overcrowded, but as long as I stay up on the water changes and have more than enough filtration, that's the goal here, right?
I figure the saulosi will at least give me a similar look to the demasoni, albeit only the dominant male(s). Kind of a bummer to have to avoid the demasoni, though. Gorgeous fish.
I'd have a LOT of yellow in the tank with the labs and the female/weak male saulosi, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, I suppose. They are beautiful fish, too.
Filtration wise, I'm pretty sure I'm at overkill, so I should be pretty set up for the amount of fish. I've got an Eheim 2075 on the way and a Penguin 350B HOB to supplement the canister.