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Well I am looking to get a 38g tank, and stock it with the beautiful Electric Yellow Lab, I was wondering what would be a good ratio M/F and also how many. Along with that how to sex them at a small size about 2'' and what would be good tankmates Thanks!

Last edited by PondCometer at 09-Mar-2005 20:20

For electric yellows 3F to 1M is the normally mentioned quota,as for sexing when young i have always used the fact that males tend to have very dark fins not just a black dorsal fin,this however is not foolproof but has always worked for me.As for tank mates,i have mine with metraclima greshakei's,red peacocks,red zebras and an hap electric blue with no aggression though my tank is 50 uk gallons.Also bear in mind that once they start breeding your tank will become a veritable fry farm as i am discovering at the moment,so stocking can become an issue as bio load increases.Hope this helps.

Gibson SG you know you want one!!

The more females the better.. I'd say 3-5 females and one male.
Or if you want another species go with 1 male, 2 female yellow's and maybe a Peacock species, or maybe a trio of Ps. Acei. Probably 6 fish.

The Blk. to the fins can be a hint or a good starting point but the only way to be 100% is to vent them.
Any reputable LFS should have someone to do this for you.

Watch them closely as even a 38g, maybe to small as they reach maturity. A 55g is usually minimum for a large number of fish.

Good luck



Last edited by mr_cichlid at 07-Mar-2005 21:18

For your Yellow Labs it's better to get 1 male & 3 females.



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yea, 1 male 3female Yellows (full sized) is good for a 38g. You'll be able to fit in more if they're still small, but you'll need to find another tank for them later on.

I'll watch out on tank mates, a 38g isn't real big so i wouldn't really put any haps/peacocks in there.
Just some similar size mbunas would be good in with the yellows.


Good Luck

Last edited by PJ at 10-Mar-2005 04:08