Hello everyone,
i have 30 gallon african cichlid tank with the following in it:
3 frontosas
4 labs (yellow)
1 red zebra
3 tropheus moorii
2 tropheus duboisi
1 blue peacock
1 pleco (it's some kind of pleco that is black with lots of yellow spots like a leopeord)
I also have 8 snails
I've had this set up running for about 2 weeks now and so far i havnt seen any real aggression. They are all pretty small, each no more than 1-3 inches from head to the tip of their fins. The only ones that chase eachother have been the tropheus mooriis but theyve been pretty chill now for maybe a week. i guess theyve figured out their hierarchy?
Anyway, is this a bad mix? I was told to over crowd, but maybe ive over done it? The tank looks beautiful, lots of hiding places, caves, dead coral rocks,etc. and having so much variety in fish creates such beautiful colors and personality.
so far they are getting along, but im afraid that maybe when they get bigger, there will be some real tension. I plan on getting a 55 or 100 gallon tank set up in maybe 3 months or less.
thanks, any advice, comments, tips, words of wisdom, warnings, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
--reynan
i have 30 gallon african cichlid tank with the following in it:
3 frontosas
4 labs (yellow)
1 red zebra
3 tropheus moorii
2 tropheus duboisi
1 blue peacock
1 pleco (it's some kind of pleco that is black with lots of yellow spots like a leopeord)
I also have 8 snails
I've had this set up running for about 2 weeks now and so far i havnt seen any real aggression. They are all pretty small, each no more than 1-3 inches from head to the tip of their fins. The only ones that chase eachother have been the tropheus mooriis but theyve been pretty chill now for maybe a week. i guess theyve figured out their hierarchy?
Anyway, is this a bad mix? I was told to over crowd, but maybe ive over done it? The tank looks beautiful, lots of hiding places, caves, dead coral rocks,etc. and having so much variety in fish creates such beautiful colors and personality.
so far they are getting along, but im afraid that maybe when they get bigger, there will be some real tension. I plan on getting a 55 or 100 gallon tank set up in maybe 3 months or less.
thanks, any advice, comments, tips, words of wisdom, warnings, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
--reynan