HELP cichlid problems
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Take the africans out til you get a bigger setup keep the Tiger Barbs add 8 more Tiger Barbs to make a full colony maybe add a small cories.
When you get a 55gal rock the tank out add about 18 small Mbuna in 3 sets of 6 fish
1 set of Yellow Labs total 6 fish
1 set of Acei total 6 fish
1 set of Rusty's total 6 fish
Stay away from auratus, chipokee, Johanni, Bumblebee's, Kenyi and Zebra's these will be your killers, the above stock list is aggressive but not as aggressive as the ones i told you to stay away from.
Once you become acquainted with Africans you can try the more aggressive species down the road.
As for Red Zebras and Yellow labs they can hybridize with each other..
Or you can go ahead and try those fish and see how much money you can throw away.. Good luck..
When you get a 55gal rock the tank out add about 18 small Mbuna in 3 sets of 6 fish
1 set of Yellow Labs total 6 fish
1 set of Acei total 6 fish
1 set of Rusty's total 6 fish
Stay away from auratus, chipokee, Johanni, Bumblebee's, Kenyi and Zebra's these will be your killers, the above stock list is aggressive but not as aggressive as the ones i told you to stay away from.
Once you become acquainted with Africans you can try the more aggressive species down the road.
As for Red Zebras and Yellow labs they can hybridize with each other..
Or you can go ahead and try those fish and see how much money you can throw away.. Good luck..
The above list i mentioned will give you a good assortment of colors Yellows, blues, browns with purple iridescent markings..
You have had the Auratus for a year with all the other fish you mentioned and it hasn't killed a fish yet.. Wow thats some luck my friend they are killers in small setups..
Good luck aye..
You have had the Auratus for a year with all the other fish you mentioned and it hasn't killed a fish yet.. Wow thats some luck my friend they are killers in small setups..
Good luck aye..
+5 with everything everyone here has told you. I had Rusty's years ago, they were breeding machines. I eventually turned them into my LFS, who gave them their own tank. Thought it was "sweet". Yeah, well, the owner def knew what he was doing. He sold fry off from them for years. Good business man.
Wait if you have had these fish for a year how come they are only an inch long?
Also I agree with Pitt but I find red zebras to be hit or miss. For some (like me) they turn out to be killers. For others they work great. They will cross breed with yellow labs though.
The list Pitt listed is the best beginner mbuna set up you can find. I don't care for rusties so I like species like cynotilapia sp "hara"
Also I agree with Pitt but I find red zebras to be hit or miss. For some (like me) they turn out to be killers. For others they work great. They will cross breed with yellow labs though.
The list Pitt listed is the best beginner mbuna set up you can find. I don't care for rusties so I like species like cynotilapia sp "hara"
Well, a Cynotilapia species can be a substitute for the Rusties. They are in the same level of aggression, as I have read many times.
Hey Blue its because of the small setup they aren't growing correctly poss no water changes as well..
