Mbuna fish for 75 gallon

There are many possibilities but here are a couple suggestions.


More relaxed setup
  • 1m:5f Pseudotropheus acei
  • 1m:5-6f Labidochromis caeruleus
  • 1m:5-6f Iodotropheus sprengerae
  • Optional - a group of synodontis catfish, multipunctatus are popular

Slightly more aggressive setup
Make the 3 species above 1:4 ratios and add 1 more group of the following...

  • Labidochromis sp. "Hongi"
  • Cynotilapia afra (any variety)
  • Metriaclima greshakei (regular or albino)
~Hit or miss as far as aggression~

  • Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
  • Metriaclima callainos
  • Metriaclima estherae (I prefer the OB type)
  • Pseudotropheus socolofi (regular or albino)
Example of slightly more aggressive setup

  • 1m:4f Pseudotropheus acei
  • 1m:4f Labidochromis caeruleus
  • 1m:4f Iodotropheus sprengerae
  • 1m:4f Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

For one more notch of aggression pick 4 groups (1m:4f each) from anything I listed.

Like I said there are lots of other options too. Check out Cichlid-Forum for a decent selection of profiles.

What kind of filtration will you have?
 
also has anyone ever done a peacocks with mbuna? is that possible? or with the mbuna terrorize the peacocks too much.
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It's not a great idea to mix mbuna and peacocks since mbuna are usually more aggressive. It can be done with more mellow species like labs or acei. Mbuna usually will out compete other species for food. You can also get away with more aggressive peacocks like OB peacocks.
also what's the point of having 1 male and 4 females? is it because more males would be too agressive?
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Males are usually very aggressive with one another to the point that some species will kill another male of their species. Having more females is good since the males will harass the females, sometimes to the point of death, if there are too few.



Another stocking suggestion is a big group of demasoni along with a couple contrasting species. For example

15 ps demasoni
6 labs
5 ps socolofi albino

This would be a gorgeous set up! Demasoni are super aggressive with one another so you need to keep them in larger groups to keep them from killing one another. More than 12 seems to be the magic number, with more females the better.
 
These are great suggestions! I would also worry about the peacocks mixed in with mbuna. What about a hap? I researched this a lot when I set up my 75. I have P. socolofi albino, yellow labs, and otopharynx lithobathes "Zimbabwe Rocks." Actually, the information on Cichlidae.com got me thinking about mixing a hap in with the flock. :) I find that the otopharynx are bigger food hogs than the mbuna, and so far, no sign of aggression. The labs and haps are still sub adult, so hopefully they remain peaceful as they mature. Other haps that I've seen recommended were Copadichromis, Protomelas, Placidochromis, and Scieanochromis.

Hope this helps with some more ideas! :)
 
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