MALAWI ADVICE!!!!

greenzfish

greenzfish

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Mar 26, 2007
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Hello all!

I am interested in starting malawian tank

I have researched the following fish and ...

I am trying to put together a stock list for a 30 gallon tank, which will be upgraded by the end of the summer to a 55 gallon tank....

would any of the following fish work together...

demasoni

nicholsi

mason's peacock

eureka "albino"

hai reefs

pseudotropheus sp. Dolphin....

(are any of these available in dwarf sizes? if that is even possible)

any help in with this would be great as I am QUITE confused!

any other suggestions wouldbe helpful....

-chris
 
yea but the compatibility chart is kinda vague to say the least...

thanks tho!
 
malawian cichlids are from africa and can go with any malawian or tanganiykan cichlid. the only thing to remember is that african cichlids can only be with african cichlids. no new world or south american. water temps and pH's are not the same at all. good luck and they are sooo much fun to watch and beautiful at that also.....:dance2: :read:
 
Figure out whether you want a somewhat peaceful tank, a moderately warlike tank, or a viciously deadly tank.

As for myself, I decided to go with the more peaceful setup. I have p. greshakei, p acei, and yellow labs. No deaths yet. But they're still juveniles.
 
If you're upgrading to a 55, and starting with juvies, you could stock 12-15 demasoni and a smaller group (say 5-6) yellow lab's. The demasoni need to be kept in large numbers to spread the aggression around sufficiently, but won't hassle the lab's. The color combo is quite striking...
 
Keep in mind that the footprint is more important than the volume with mbuna. They want room for territory more than swimming space.

For example I chose a 40g breeder over a 55g. It has two more square feet of space than a 55g.
 
in a tank of demosoni and labs, could i include a syno catfish aswell? would they be a compatible tank mate ?
 
There is one syno that the guy at my local PetsMart recommended but I can't remember which. Basically he has skin so tough that cichlids can't penetrate it and thus no matter how hard they try, they can't hurt him.
 
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