How many in 90 Gallons?

Evilyeti

Evilyeti

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The tank i am looking at is 18W, 24H, 48L. I am interested in Cichlid's but my question is how many could i fit in 90 Gallons?

The ones i am looking at are:
Blue Acara Cichlid
Blue Jehani Cichlid
Cobalt Cichlid
Electric Yellow Cichlid
Purple Parrot

I don't know the full name's of these that is just what they're labeled as at the local shops. But i would like a large variety of these 5 if it is possible to keep them all in the same tank?

Also, would two Penguin 350 75 Gallon Filters be enough for a 90 Gallon tank with a good amount of Cichlid's?

What am i looking at for how many i could fit in the tank?

And is there a specific type rock they prefer? Or can i just use what i find out out site and build some nice fixture's that way?
 
Don't mix africans and ca/sa cichlids. Pick one or the other.

You can fit the same amount of cichlids in a 4' 90 as a 4' 75. The surface area is identical. The extra 15 gallons is of no real benefit when it comes to stocking cichlids.

You need to investigate the habitat for each of the cichlids you want. They like different environments, structure, water quality, and have different temperaments.

Most of those fish get to be fairly large, so you're not going to be able to put a "large variety" in one tank.
 
With some Africans, you will want to overstock to spread the aggression. And you will need to consider male/female ratios. You will also need tot ake into account their dietary needs.
 
Let us know what cichlids you prefer. CA/SA or Africans. For Africans you can use limestone (it is ok. It buffers pH) or ocean rock along with reef sand (NOT live sand though, I wouldn't go with Live Rock either, just ocean rock) for CA/SA, you can use anything that won't buffer, or buffers DOWN the pH. They like SOFT and SLIGHTLY ACIDIC water.
 
Jmerk said:
Let us know what cichlids you prefer. CA/SA or Africans. For Africans you can use limestone (it is ok. It buffers pH) or ocean rock along with reef sand (NOT live sand though, I wouldn't go with Live Rock either, just ocean rock) for CA/SA, you can use anything that won't buffer, or buffers DOWN the pH. They like SOFT and SLIGHTLY ACIDIC water.
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I am not sure what type of Cichlid's those are, i did however like the Blue Jehani the most out of all of them.

Here are my results from searching on google:
Blue Johanni Cichlid = Lake Malawi Africa
Cobalt Blue Cichlid = Lake Malawi Africa
Electric Yellow Cichlid = Lake Malawi Africa

Thats all i could find, i like all three of these Cichlid's if there are anymore of the same blueish colors that i could mix with these 3? And can these 3 be mixed together?
 
Evilyeti said:
I am not sure what type of Cichlid's those are, i did however like the Blue Jehani the most out of all of them.

Here are my results from searching on google:
Blue Johanni Cichlid = Lake Malawi Africa
Cobalt Blue Cichlid = Lake Malawi Africa
Electric Yellow Cichlid = Lake Malawi Africa

Thats all i could find, i like all three of these Cichlid's if there are anymore of the same blueish colors that i could mix with these 3? And can these 3 be mixed together?
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go here...

http://www.aquahobby.com/e_freshwater_tropical_aquarium_fish.php


Go down, there will be categories for african and american cichlids
 
If you're going to go with johanni in the 90, provide a lot of rockwork. You can use crushed coral, coral sand, or one of the other prepared african cichlid substrates like eco complete cichlid. Texas holey rock would be a good choice for decorative rock. Get 1 male and as many females as you want up to 10-12 fish total. That's if you're just going to do johanni.

cobalt blue is pseudotropheus zebra which comes in more colors than just blue

electric yellow is labidochromis caeruleus

I wouldn't keep P. zebra with johanni or caeruleus, but you could keep those two together. I'd suggest 1 male of each and 4-5 females.
 
If you want to keep a tank of blue cobalt P. zebra, M. auratus is equally aggressive. You could do 1M 4-5F of each with that as well.

Most of the mbunas do best in overtocked situations to reduce aggression.

Read up on mouthbrooders, egg stripping, egg tumblers, mbunas and lake malawi cichlids for more information.
 
Nolapete said:
If you're going to go with johanni in the 90, provide a lot of rockwork. You can use crushed coral, coral sand, or one of the other prepared african cichlid substrates like eco complete cichlid. Texas holey rock would be a good choice for decorative rock. Get 1 male and as many females as you want up to 10-12 fish total. That's if you're just going to do johanni.

cobalt blue is pseudotropheus zebra which comes in more colors than just blue

electric yellow is labidochromis caeruleus

I wouldn't keep P. zebra with johanni or caeruleus, but you could keep those two together. I'd suggest 1 male of each and 4-5 females.
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So i can i add either Electric Yellows or Cobalt Blues as well? That sounds good to me.

1 Male Johanni + 4-5 Females with either
1 Male Electric Yellow + 4-5 Females or
1 Male Cobalt Blue + 4-5 Females?

is that right? If so i will start reading up on the rest of them tomorrow morning
 
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