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milkyboy Hobbyist Posts: 88 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 03-Dec-2005	I have come up with some fish that I would like to keep in my aquarium. The tank is 200L ViaAqua650 canister filter Tetratec 200W heater Playsand substrate 25kgs of NZ schist rock stone The fish are... 6x Cyprichromis leptosoma http://www.ohiexchange.com/armke/images/cyp_lepto_mpulungu_comb.JPG 3x Cyathopharynx Furcifer(1M, 2F) http://www.cj-aquarium.de/bilder_big/cyathopherynx_furcifer_b.jpg 3x Ophtalmotilapia ventralis(1M, 2F) http://www.isabi.de/ophtalmotilapia_ventralis_kambwimba.jpg Is this too much for the tank? Are some of them too aggressive? Will they quickly outgrow the tank? Milkyboy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Furcifers, for one, are better off in larger tanks. This article has lots of information about them: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/c_furcifer.php O. ventralis might work in that tank but not with the Furcifers. The Cyps are probably a good choice to mix with the O. ventralis but I'd suggest much larger numbers, ideally 12+. These guys are serious schoolers and, having kept them in both large and small groups, I'd never keep fewer than 12 by choice. Also, make sure you get a non-jumbo variety, since this tank is, I presume (200L -> 55 gallons) 4' long. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25
milkyboy Hobbyist Posts: 88 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 03-Dec-2005	I just got a new tank, its a 6 footer. But there is still the problem of the cross breeding with the ventralis and furcifers. Milkyboy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:25


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