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Hello there, I had an account a while ago but forgot the password and email, and this one seemed to work. Anyways, I currently keep Malawi Mbuna cichlids which I am trying to switch over to a duboisi maswa specific tank.
[55-GALLON]
Bumblebee - x1 Male, x2 Female
Red Zebra - x2 Male, x1 Female
Acei - x1 Male, x1 Female
Kenyi - x1 Male, x1 Female, x1 Male/Dominant Female?
Electric Yellow Lab - x1 Unknown
[Filtration] - [Total Turnover ~ 10 times/hr]
x1 Fluval 306
x2 Internal Filters
x1 Poop collector
Lake Michigan Chicago Water is used.
Okay, so I have been very lucky to find someone who had very nice duboisi maswa juvies (~1.5" average) for a nice deal (really helpful too). I got 16 of the little guys that I have in a grow-out tank that is 15 gallons (heavily stocked with plants) and after I sell the MBUNA juvies (yes, they have been breeding quite a lot) (fyi, NOT the duboisi juvies), I plan to move them to the 37 grow out.
[PLAN]
Rehome all the adult (5"+) cichlids and get an empty 55 gallon.
Move all the juvenile (16+1 I already had) duboisi into my 55 gallon
Be a happy camper.
[QUESTION]
I know duboisi are strictly vegetarian, so I should feed them something algae/spirulina/kelp based to prevent bloat and promote healthy growth.
The thing is, I don't know if the current Omega One Cichlid Pellet (Super Color) are okay to feed to the duboisi as a staple. I also have some Omega One tropical flakes which have a little less protein.
Also, the water I get comes out to be around 7-7.5 pH. I know Duboisi also thrive in higher alkali pH's = I have the Malawai and cichlid salts (but I know that Duboisi are tanganyika), so should I get the Tanganyika seachem salts?
Finally, the duboisi will all be in one tank. That will be 17 duboisi living in a 55 gallon 4ft tank - is this just right? Too overstocked? Too little stocked?
Thanks - btw am a High School student so my budget isn't exactly too big.
[55-GALLON]
Bumblebee - x1 Male, x2 Female
Red Zebra - x2 Male, x1 Female
Acei - x1 Male, x1 Female
Kenyi - x1 Male, x1 Female, x1 Male/Dominant Female?
Electric Yellow Lab - x1 Unknown
[Filtration] - [Total Turnover ~ 10 times/hr]
x1 Fluval 306
x2 Internal Filters
x1 Poop collector
Lake Michigan Chicago Water is used.
Okay, so I have been very lucky to find someone who had very nice duboisi maswa juvies (~1.5" average) for a nice deal (really helpful too). I got 16 of the little guys that I have in a grow-out tank that is 15 gallons (heavily stocked with plants) and after I sell the MBUNA juvies (yes, they have been breeding quite a lot) (fyi, NOT the duboisi juvies), I plan to move them to the 37 grow out.
[PLAN]
Rehome all the adult (5"+) cichlids and get an empty 55 gallon.
Move all the juvenile (16+1 I already had) duboisi into my 55 gallon
Be a happy camper.
[QUESTION]
I know duboisi are strictly vegetarian, so I should feed them something algae/spirulina/kelp based to prevent bloat and promote healthy growth.
The thing is, I don't know if the current Omega One Cichlid Pellet (Super Color) are okay to feed to the duboisi as a staple. I also have some Omega One tropical flakes which have a little less protein.
Also, the water I get comes out to be around 7-7.5 pH. I know Duboisi also thrive in higher alkali pH's = I have the Malawai and cichlid salts (but I know that Duboisi are tanganyika), so should I get the Tanganyika seachem salts?
Finally, the duboisi will all be in one tank. That will be 17 duboisi living in a 55 gallon 4ft tank - is this just right? Too overstocked? Too little stocked?
Thanks - btw am a High School student so my budget isn't exactly too big.