I have a 75 gallon tank with the contents in my signature. Everyone is pretty much bashing me over at cihlid-forum saying that once these guys get older there is no chance it will work and I will have a bunch of dead fish. Everything is great right now and I even have a auratus holding. Is it possible to keep these species togethor? They are basically telling me that I will have one dominant auratus in the tank in the end and everything else will be dead.
Auratus, Kenyi, and Red Zebra
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Sounds like a alright mix to me... if anything i would be more worried about the zebras pickin on the kenyis... alot of peeps also say mbuna and peacocks wont mix well either but ive done it for years... to each his own i guess but really your mix is fine dont stress about it your tank is plenty big...
definitely will depend on the individual personality of the fish...they don't read books or forums.
75 gallons is a great big tank though - make sure you have lots of caves & rockwork. If you see a fish becoming hyperdominant rearranging the decoration can work wonders to calm things down again. You can also remove a dominant fish and put him in another tank for a few days if you have one spare. When he goes back in he will be down the pecking order.
75 gallons is a great big tank though - make sure you have lots of caves & rockwork. If you see a fish becoming hyperdominant rearranging the decoration can work wonders to calm things down again. You can also remove a dominant fish and put him in another tank for a few days if you have one spare. When he goes back in he will be down the pecking order.
All good suggestions. These people at the other forum I am referring to basically rule out owning auratus or kenyi because they are "tank wreckers". I think they are very nice looking fish. Is there anything else I could add safely? Maybe add 1 more Kenyi F and 2 more Zebra F? Any suggestions?
http://www.malawimayhem.com/profiles.php?filter=AB here's lots of species profiles
http://www.malawimayhem.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2659 some good stocking suggestions here as well. In my head the 75 gallon mbuna tank would look great.
http://www.malawimayhem.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2659 some good stocking suggestions here as well. In my head the 75 gallon mbuna tank would look great.
