[rrbailey5]

I sent my husband to store witha list of either one group or the other.. He came back with both.....
4 Labidochromis Caeruleus (Lions Cove) electric yellow
1 Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli)
4 Metriaclima callainos (cobalt blue zebra)
4 Pseudotropheus saulosi
4 Labidochromis sp. "Hongi"

It looks really good. I just added my tanks. Not sure how to load them to here[/img]

 

[cjacob316]

what size tank?

two labs will cross

 

[rrbailey5]

i knew there would be something that would cross. I could put the elect. yellows with the vics??
Its a 55 gallong tank

 

[rrbailey5]

are the 1 Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli) and the 4 Pseudotropheus saulosi ok?

 

[GaFishMan1181]

You could take back the labs and acei and get a couple more of the saulosi, cobalts, and hongi.

 

[rrbailey5]

guess ill have to cause i was planning on putting the vics in with the others after they got bigger.. thanks for ur help..

 

[cjacob316]

that's not good for a 55, too many species and fish

 

[rrbailey5]

ok well i dont have to.. others have told me they would be ok.

 

[GTZ]

Generally, 55g are good for 3 species of mbuna with a 1m:3-5female, this changes depending on size of fish and aggression levels.

 

[dielikemoviestars]

I would be more worried about the labs crossing with the saulosi females (and saulosi males crossing with lab females) than the 2 lab. species crossing.

I'd go 2m:5-6f saulosi, 1-2m:4-6f Hongi, 1m:4f callainos and call it a day. :thumb:

I've kept saulosi and Hongi together before, and while they're both blue(ish) with black vertical bars, I never saw aggression between them, for what it's worth.

 

[rrbailey5]

i thought u could only have 1 male and some female of the same kind. But u dielikemoviestars say they dont fight?

What do u guys think of my list if i did it like he suggests?

 

[AZcichlidfreak]

i thought u could only have 1 male and some female of the same kind. But u dielikemoviestars say they dont fight?

What do u guys think of my list if i did it like he suggests?

It depends on the species, size of tank and the number of females available for them among other things. They will fight some but this can help remove some of the aggression from the females and other tankmates. You would just have to be ready to possible remove 1 if it starts to get beat up to badly.
I personally like Dielikemoviestars' proposed list. It should be an attractive and active setup! :thumb:

 

[promoe]

im not a fan of 2 males of a single species. i go from 1-3+.i like the mix tho...how about 3m-7f saulosi and 1m-3f of the hongi/cobalts

 

[Frenzy]

I would be a bit careful putting any placid types like YLs in with any vic males. My Vic tanks I recently took down were like war zones.

 

[rrbailey5]

thanks everyone. Hope I get it right this time..
My 3" vic is very aggressive actually. I dont think ill put anything else in with him.
Anyone knowwhere to get the best looking white sand?