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nattereri   Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003   | This will be my first African tank. I was thinking 6 Pseudotropheus saulosi, 6 P. Acei, 6 Maylandia estherae (Red Zebra) and 6 Labidochromis caeruleus (Yellow Lab). If I get 6 of each, what should the male:female ratio be? 2:4? 1:5? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 |     |
| john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003  | Well first off I'd like to complement your selection of fish, those are some very complementary fish and will work wonderfully together. If I where you, I would go with 1:5. But those are relatively peaceful fish, so 2:4 would be fine as well. Make sure you get pictures when it's done, I would be very interested in seeing that setup.  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
Daniel   Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002 | I would go with a 2:6 ratio with most of those. ANd like john said, great selection! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004  | Hey welcome to the malawi thing  You have a nice selection of fish i would go with john on this i wouls go for the 1:5 ratio as the two male of the other option will prob fight any way have loads of rock and have sand as a subsatrat and that it realy oh and a good filteraton! good luck let u sknow how you get on Darryle |
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| nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003 | I was gonna get Texas holey rocks and black tahitian moon sand, but I'm worried about how the rocks would look with black sand. If they jsut don't go, I'll get pool filter sand. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
| nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003 | Also, how should I stock them? Least aggressive species to most aggressive with a week in between each species? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
| nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | maybe six or eight at a time or get the whole lot in a oner its realy up to you. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
| nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003 | But if I stock em all at once, I'm scared that'll cause a nitrite/ammonia spike(s)... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
| john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003 | You'll want to fishless cycle, mbunas tend not to cycle well. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
| nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003 | My tank is already cycled (it's got 5 comets and a common pleco, their going in a pond)... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20 | |
| john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003 | Then you can plop em all in there at once, that's what I'd do. I'd also dose some NIC just in case. |
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