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12 Volt Man said:
what ever you do, don't put blue rams with any africans!

they will probably be killed very quickly.
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Did I miss something? When did blue rams come up? Not that I'm arguing your point, mind - blue rams and Africans most definitely should not be mixed - but I'm a little confused as to where the mention of blue rams happened.
 
REdo again again............and again! (again)

Ok, I like that idea of adding snow white socolofi to my tank. Here is a new list for ya'll:

-5 Demasonis
-10 Auratus
-10 Electric Yellows
-5 Snow White Socolofi
-5 Ice Blue Zebras (At petsmart, they have these with Demasonis so it will be fine)


Jmerk:spam:
 
Okay, I realise this is frustrating and you're probably wanting to bang your head against the wall at this point, but if you only plan on keeping only 5 each of the other types of fish, I wouldn't keep 10 auratus. The less aggressive fish should be kept in larger numbers than both the demasoni and the auratus. That way, when the demasoni and auratus are harrassing them, the other fish are in big enough numbers that no one individual takes too much of a beating.

Also, I know your budget probably has a limit (unless you're Daddy Warbucks, in which case will you PLEASE get Annie to start wearing longer dresses, because seriously) but with a tank as big as 250 gallons, you're going to be very understocked with only 35 mbuna. It's usually best to crowd mbuna, especially when you've got demasoni and auratus in the mix. If there's only a small number of fish, then the more dominant ones will claim far larger territories than they should, and will start dishing out some pretty severe beatings to any fish who strays too close.

I'm certainly not an expert, so don't take this as gospel, but in 250 gallons I'd do at least 50-75 mbuna. If you need to slowly stock the tank, start with the least aggressive fish and work your way up. The demasoni and auratus should go in LAST, only after you have full numbers of all the other fish.
 
Another Idea

Ok, Here is my new idea. I am sorry for this but I have switched to getting a 210 (I guess I forgot to mention it here! so srry though!) I just want to know how many I should I get for a 210. I am gonna say about 60 fish for it so here goes.
-10 Demasonis
-10 Arautus
-15 Snow White Socofoli
-15 Electric Yellows
-10 Ice Blue Zebras

(BTW, My very most favorite cichlids are the Demasonis and Auratus, Yes, I am an agression lover but back to the point, I would just be happy if I just had those two but I like the other cichlids too so I will get some:rolleyes: )
P.S. I saw a really nice cichlid called a Blue Jahonni. If I can find out about this fish that would be good.
P.P.S. I also saw another Mbuna called the Orange Blotch Peacock. I also want to know about this one too!

Please review
Thanks
Jmerk
 
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Looks good. Personally, I'd switch out the Ice Blue Zebra for Red Zebra, both to introduce more colour and also to prevent additional aggression as the Demasoni age. I know you said the LFS has the Ice Blue Zebra in with Demasoni, but they do tend to get more aggressive as they mature.
 
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