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i want to keep the red top mbuna with peacocks zebras and some acci cichlid. they would be in a 55 gallon and with many caves and such how should i tell a male and female apart from each other in all these species and how should i coax them into breeding? thanxs ~BRAD

Well Peacocks don't really belong with any Mbina except Lab. C(Electric Yellows).

Your better of keeping only Mbuna with the start you've got
I say 2 species, good numbers in each.(1m, 4f)
Some one at a good lfs should be able to vent them, in order to determine sex's.

To get them to breed,
Raising the temp to 84 from say 78 might trigger spawning.
Large scale water change also may do the trick.

Though patience is all you really need

Lots of hiding places and proper diet and your set

Last edited by mr_cichlid at 14-Mar-2005 13:01

definately get plenty of hiding places for them...take tons (ok i have 100 lbs of rock in my 55) and create the hidey holes, and they will also do some digging for you:%) As Mr. Cichlid said these that you mentioned will need to be vented, and would be easiest for the lfs to do it for you...I know trying to catch my morons (yes, I do love them) is next to impossible, unless it is grabbing Bubba's tail I would definately get some Acei they are wonderful, and so are the Labs...best of luck...heidi

PS here is one of my favorites of Bubba, other than the one over there<<<<<~~~~~~~~~



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"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

peacocks zebras ?


I second that and would aviod keeping peacocks with the mbunas.

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