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	how many electric yellows?
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	how many electric yellows could i have in a 46 gallon bowront these are my fav chiclid and i want just them and maybe a cleanup crew
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	1 male and 5 females would be a good number. Then you could have a couple of the smaller synodontis catfish for cleanup.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yeah, 1 male & 4/5 females will be great. Don't forget to make some sand, rocks & caves. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	without the cleanup crew do i still have to have 7 and what type of sand do they need i have like some artificial roots for caves and they have thick underbrush made into them that good? and what part of the tank do the swim most in could i have 7 females 3 males if i plant it good or is that to much? sorry i have so many questions but i havent bought these chiclids yet and im trying to get all the information i can on them before i get them im just that type of personi like to know everything Last edited by LOACHESRCOOL at 29-May-2005 14:06
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	can i do 6 electric females and some type of eel?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	aren't electric yellows hard to sex? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	No none of the eels would be very good with yellow labs or they would overstock the tank. 2 or 3 small synodontis would be the best. Yes yellow labs can be hard to sex, venting them is the only accurate way.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	I think you could get away with 10 of them, so long as you have really good filtration and maintenance. I have twice that in an 80 gallon, with more aggressive breeds as well. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	You definitely would have to keep up with water changes with ten in there. If has a good potential to go bad quick if water changes are not done.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	The problem with that many labs isn't bio-load but territory. 10 5 inch mbunas wouldn't do very good in a 3ft tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	would a penguin 350 be good enough filtration is there any way i can go with 6 or 8 and do an angelfish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	A penguin 350 wouldn't be enough. You need a filter that can pump at least 500gph. Angelfish and yellow labs are not good tankmates. 6 yellow labs would be about it for that tank. Make sure you don't have more than one male.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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