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milkyboy Hobbyist Posts: 88 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 03-Dec-2005   | I have a 50 gallon tank that Is now empty awaiting fish. A friend of mine has some baby electric yellows for me if I want them. I don't have to take them. Is it possible to keep electric yellows with Tropheus Duboisi? I know the tropheus' are vegetarians. Can the electric yellows live on a vegie diet? Here are some pics of the empty tank. http://img522.imageshack.us/img_viewer_fr Milkyboy |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 |      |
african_man   Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 139 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jul-2005 | yellows are mostly vegitarian, in fact too much protein leaves them susteptible to bloat, a common problem in malawi cichlids, i'd be more worried that anything in the tropheus family may bully the yellows though a second opinion may be required on that! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 |  |
| milkyboy Hobbyist Posts: 88 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 03-Dec-2005 | Ok, I just went to the shop and got 2 little duboisis and the guy said that they can be kept together because both are small at the moment and it helps if they grow up together. Milkyboy |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
ACIDRAIN     Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002   | IMO, the tank is too small to house both of those fish. The tropheus will bully the labs. Even if they grow up together. If you had more like a 150 gal with plenty of rockwork, I would say they will be fine, but I don't feel that in a 50 gal, they will be OK together. There is always a bigger fish... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
| african_man Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 139 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jul-2005 | allways be weary of what fish shops tell you, there trying to make money and have little concern for the well being of your fish (ususaly not allways) |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
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