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mrhirsch

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Hello,

I have about 15 africans in a 150 gallon tank. I have noticed that at least two of my fish have been shaking crazy. I have heard that this is mating type behavior. The two fish that I noticed doing it were a Male peacock and kenyi. Can anyone tell me what to look for if it is reproductive behavior. I have a lot of places that little tiny fish could hide in the tank. I have 100 pounds of rocks and many plants,sandy bottom.
 
its a male dominant type behaviour; either threatening to other males, or showing off to females.

what is the breakdown of species and genders in your tank ? most malawis are harem breeders; 1 male to 2 or 3 females will have a good chance of successful spawning. tanganyikans can be different.
 
I have about 6 peacocks ,2 kenyi ,3 zebras, 1 catfish ,4 other fish ?, 1 yellow lab. I am not sure of males and females.
 
all of your fish are harem breeders as described above, so need to kept in the correct male/female ratio for best chance of breeding; this prevents the male from killing a lone female by harassing her to death.

you will need to establish which are male, which are female if you wish to breed them.
 
Male and Female Peacocks are easy; Males are colourful, females are not and have rounded finnage.

Male and Female Mbuna are far harder, except in species which have different colouration between genders...e.g. Kenyis, Saulosi, some more.

Books are a good idea. Or www.google.com. Or post pictures.
 
Peacocks aren't necessarily easy to tell. Now that my fish have gotten a little older my female benga and flametail are quite colorful, too. They're slightly smaller and the males are slightly more colorful, but not by much.

Fifteen Africans in a 150 isn't very much at all. Most people will tell you to keep more Africans to cut down on aggression. I'd say double that amount if not more.
 
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