Mbuna tank. Lots of stock, need your expert opinions.

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b lurkn

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Today I took my green terror and convict cichlids and sold them to the local fish store. I had them in a 46 gallon bow front in my living room, I initially planned on upgrading to a 100-125 gallon tank and running a American cichlid setup. But they tend to grow huge and be very aggressive (the ones I wanted to keep) and lack the color I can get going with a Mbuna setup.
I have never kept Mbuna so I'm here asking for your help, I have a stocklist I have come up with, I want a lot of color and variety while but not a blood bath (easier said then done as we all know with cichlids)
So here is my initial and probably over zealous stocklist:
First in the 46 I will grow out
-10 saulosi
-5 red zebra (metiaclima estherae)
Then I will to a 125 gallon tank and add
-5 cobalt zebra (metiaclima callanios)
-8 chalosi (pseudotropheus elongatus)
-3 albino socolofi
-6 yellow labs (labidochromis caeruleus)

This totals to 37 fish in a 125 gallon tank
The tank will be have plenty of rock with a 3d background so tons of territories and hiding places and will be well filtered by an fx5 and a 405

So let me know what you guys think, am I crazy?
If I can pull this off the colors will be amazing.
Thanks for taking the time to read all this and give me your opinion :)
-cheers, Brian
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Pittbull

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Sounds good as long as you stick to the plan..
 

b lurkn

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Sounds good as long as you stick to the plan..
I did change the plan a little bit, with saulosi females, yellow labs, and the red zebras I was going to have a lot of yellow.
so I'm going to drop the saulosi and go wi maingano
To start in the 46 I think it's going to be better to grow out the less aggressive species so they are a bit bigger when introduced to the more aggressive species instead of the opposite.
i think starting with the labs, socolofi, and the colbalt zebras will be best
 

Pittbull

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That works as well.. Have fun.. Keep us updated..
 

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For the 46gal I will add the labs, albino socolofis and mainganos; they are not as aggressive as the others and very different in coloration... nice mix of colors, by the way. Then, the others will be OK in the 125gal; just my opinion.
 

djlamonica

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You can overstock the hell out mbuna tanks in fact its reccomened your fine with that stock and could actaully do a few more.

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