54 GALLON CORNER TANK : CICHLIDS?

[Brian Bivens]

So, I have been given a 54 gallon corner tank, it measures 38x28(2 sides)x20. It is a good sized tank, and I was thinking of doing a cichlid tank, with my pair of brichardi's, and some of my other favorite cichlids (my wifes dad breads johani's, and jacob frabergei, labs, zebs. etc...)

what do you think, and what would you stock it with?

I plan on moving my brichardi over, and giving lots of rocks and caves and a crushed coral substrate.

 

[Squawkbert]

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/n_brichardi.php

Maybe not a good idea... according to linked article, you're OK on tank size, but the mix has to be chosen carefully.

 

[Brian Bivens]

It's funny, I have read that too, but my father in law has kept these fish in a bunch of different cichlid tanks with many different malawi, victorian and tankganyikan cichlids.

His experience isn't that they are aggressive, as much as they protect their fry from the other fish.

 

[elementkid65]

i believe they are the opposite of agressive mine were getting pushed around by yellow labs

 

[jm1212]

you may just want to keep it a brichardi tank, and let them do the stocking for you

with brichardi, after the offspring grow up, they help the parents raise other batches of fry. its pretty cool to watch acctually.

 

[tarheels910]

Yea, I wouldnt mix the Brichardi and mbuna. Maybe do a tanganyikan tank with some Shelldwellers, your Brichardi, and a Calvus.

 

[Brian Bivens]

So here is what I am thinking,

My pair of Brichardi (Neolamprologus Brichardi),
A Calvus (Altolamprologus Calvis)
A Gold Sexfasciatus (Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus)
A Tropheus Duboisii
A Neolamprologus Leleupi

These are all less than six inches, all Tanganyikan, and will leave room for the brichardi to breed, what do you think.

 

[tarheels910]

So here is what I am thinking,

My pair of Brichardi (Neolamprologus Brichardi),
A Calvus (Altolamprologus Calvis)
A Gold Sexfasciatus (Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus)
A Tropheus Duboisii
A Neolamprologus Leleupi

These are all less than six inches, all Tanganyikan, and will leave room for the brichardi to breed, what do you think.

The tank is too small for the Duboisii. The breeding Brichardi will torment the other tank mates.

 

[jtburf]

See if it works, if the are killing eachother then 1 death usually solves the problem.


JK, but seriouscly do waht you want to do but I suggest go for it.

But the calvus can swallow pretty much anything.

 

[tarheels910]

See if it works, if the are killing eachother then 1 death usually solves the problem.


JK, but seriouscly do waht you want to do but I suggest go for it.

But the calvus can swallow pretty much anything.

Calvus stay pretty small, you are thinking of Compressiceps.

That is a terrible mix IMO. You are going to have so many territorial problems. Why not do the Brichardis, some Calvus, and some Julies.