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i just wanted to know what size tank i would need for 3 electric yellows and 2 lambardoi's. thanks in advance

75 gallon tank. only because the lombardoi(kenyi) are so aggressive. you will need a lot of rockwork so they can hide from each other. i also recommend you get a couple more female lombardoi, guessing you have one male and one female. if you have two kenyi, one will kill the other in the not-to-distant future. they need to be kept in a ratio of one male and at least 3 females. kenyi are not a very good beginner fish because they are nasty to other fish. they are beautiful if you can keep them. the kenyi also stake out very large territories in the tank. they will not allow any other fish in their territory at all. sometimes this can be the whole tank or a large part of it. good luck!

thank you. my lambardoi are both female does that make differance?

to a small extent
u could maybe try a 33-40 gallon for the 5 fish but make sure its heavily rocked

i had 3 kenyi ended up wit 1 female left over night
they may also harass the yellows

I'd say 55g, min.
But bigger is ALWAYS better

In the absence of a male, the dominant female often times take on the role. you may find this to be a problem as the fish mature.

Maybe add another yellow or 2 just to give them a little bit better odds

Good Luck

my friend had a group of kenyi in his 55g tank and after they started maturing, a female killed all the rest. he wound up with one large female kenyi. he couldnt add any other fish to the tank because the female kenyi would not allow it. she killed every tankmate. that may be an extreme case, but just to let you know how nasty kenyi can be in small tanks. i tried a male and two females in my 55 and it didnt work. i didnt let any get killed, but they were getting beat up bad.

Thank you so much everyone for your advice it is greatly appreciated