hi I was thinking of setting up a cichlid tank. I dont have any experience with them and would like to get some basic information. I have a 36gl bowfront established tank that i would like to change over. I was looking at Malawian cichlids how many could i hold and what species are the best?
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labs should be kept as one male specimen with other mbuna or ideally in a group of 1 male, 2 or 3 females.
how long is your tank ? generally, for Malawis generally, and in particular Mbuna (a specific grouping of Malawis, of which yellow labidochromis caereulus - yellow labs - are part), you want at least 3 foot long set-up and to be honest the best advice is 4 feet.
if you don't, and you probably don't, have the greatest tank for Malawis, there is a pretty good selection of Tanganyikan (tanganyika is another rift lake) Cichlids which could be combined in there; any of them available locally ? equally a pair of Jewels and some community fish would be nice, or Rams, or Apistogramma species.
how long is your tank ? generally, for Malawis generally, and in particular Mbuna (a specific grouping of Malawis, of which yellow labidochromis caereulus - yellow labs - are part), you want at least 3 foot long set-up and to be honest the best advice is 4 feet.
if you don't, and you probably don't, have the greatest tank for Malawis, there is a pretty good selection of Tanganyikan (tanganyika is another rift lake) Cichlids which could be combined in there; any of them available locally ? equally a pair of Jewels and some community fish would be nice, or Rams, or Apistogramma species.
I was editing behind your back ^ 
32'' is a bit too tight in my opinion for Malawis; couple of other suggestions above. Just going looking now for a couple of threads on some nice 30 - 40 g Tanganyikan set-ups that people on here have done...where's jpappy at I seem to recall he put a great one together
32'' is a bit too tight in my opinion for Malawis; couple of other suggestions above. Just going looking now for a couple of threads on some nice 30 - 40 g Tanganyikan set-ups that people on here have done...where's jpappy at I seem to recall he put a great one together
