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	Yellow lab as tankmate for P. demasoni?
Rohan Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2004	Hi I have a juvenile P. Demasoni and a juvenile yellow lab, the two together in a twenty gallon tank. Is this sufficient, should I have wnother species or more of the yellows? I have lots of hiding spots, and lots of decorating plants, but the yellow lab is stayin gup front in the right front corner, instead of in a house? I am curious if I will need chaser fish? Any recommendations or ideas for this awsome but aggresive (P. Demasoni) little man? Rohan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	put them in a bigger tank asap they should be okey in a bigger tank.A 20 gallon tank is just way to small for them [span class="edited"][Edited by malawi freak 2004-07-29 12:50][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Mbunas should not be kept in anything less then a 30g IMO, a demasoni especially because it's one most aggressive mbunas. The electric yellow on the other hand is one of the most peaceful, kept in a tank that small the demasoni will kill the electric yellow for sure. These fish need a large tank with many rocks and hiding places, they also need to be in small colonies of 3 or more of each fish to be healthy. So for obvious reasons a 20g isn't good for an mbuna tank, the best you can do with it is maybe 1m/4f electric yellows and that's it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Rohan Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2004	Should I return the electric yellow, and just keep the one demasoni alone in the tank? Or should it be the other way around? The demasoni was more expensive then the electric. I will get nothing for the electric if I return him to my LFS
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	Return both of them unless you can get a larger tank. If you can get a tank of at least 30 gallons, return the demasoni and get more yellows, 4-5 of them altogether. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	20 gallon is just o small for mbuna unless its mbuna fry but thats they only way that you are you could get these fish a 20 gallon tank i would say get a 30-30gallon tank my self .
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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