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why ask him to get rid of half of what he already has? He already has them and they are fine. More hongi would be nice tho.

nah you never i see your piont but ever fish mgiht not be like that you never know but that i one of the resons i got them so now im going to build up my labs,hongi and cobalts thanks for all your help

Thank you very much, I am pleased. Yes, we purists are happy now. Sorry if I was offensive in any way shape or form.

the e blue are away now and the morri and peacock so you all dont have to mone anymore iv only got my mbuna now if you are all happy now

Money is more important to you than the long-term health of your fish?
55g is too small for the large, predatory Electric Blues. They are perhaps one of the most aggressive Haps I know of. It is a terrible idea to keep them with anything small enough for them to fit in their aggressive piscivorous mouths. Another reason is that Electric Blues eat fish while your Mbuna eat aufwuchs. It is IMPOSSIBLE to satisfy the needs of both. If you feed one the proper diet the other will suffer, and vice-versa. You could always sell your Peacock. Selling it would be a good idea, actually.

[span class="edited"][Edited by Lindy 2004-08-07 05:14][/span]

im not getting rid of my peacock as i paid 20($34) so thats not going spike fins are a type of mbuna they rea orange and blue with stripes .All of my fish are getting along fine with each other espesualy the homgi and the peacock (dont know why) So im going to leave my tank as it is but im getting rid of the morri.
thanks for all your help everyone

I agree with acei - mbuna and haps don't belong together, and if you are removing the moorii, you may as well remove the electric blues and peacock as well. You'll be able to provide for the mbuna so much better this way, and a 55 isn't really enough space for the haps anyway.

What are spike fins?? Ignoring them for the moment, I suggest you stick to the three mbuna species - yellow labs, cobalts and hongi, and bring their numbers up to around 5 each, 1 male to 4 females. But be aware that hongi and yellow labs may interbreed, as they are closely related. You may choose to exchange the hongi for a different species, or stick to 2 species as acei suggested.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde

Do you have any albinos? Get some of a species that you already have, the white will really make a nice contrast with the blues and yellows of the others.

i recommended to get rid of the haps and peacocks as they are not good tankmates with mbuna. that is a basic rule that i like to stick to.

[span class="edited"][Edited by acei 2004-07-19 20:15][/span]

Hey
I'm giving my cyrtocara morii away to a man with a mutch bigger tank than me. So i was wondering what to get to replace them has anyone got any ideas ? if you do say any )proding that they are malawi cihlcids)
thanks darryle

i would get rid of the hongi, peacock and electric blue and go with more cobalt blues and yellow labs. make it a dual species tank and it will be great. i too prefer and advocate species tanks. you shouldnt mix mbuna and haps anyway. read some of ad konnings works. you will learn a lot.

iv got one of them already but mine is a pinkish colour is that ok? i meen on the fish as he is pink!

hmm well you're pretty well stocked as it is and as u kno most malawis like being kept in groups... I really think more labs would benefit the whole tank. You could also check into maybe labidochromis hongi . Hongi like groups IME. They are also more aggressive. They add a purple look to your tank. My avatar is a pic of mine.

[span class="edited"][Edited by Daniel 2004-07-18 14:12][/span]

im thinking about more cobalts but iv got loads of blue in my tank im not wanting to get any more labs just now . any other ideas like any diferant fish?

I'd say more labs then.

its only a 55gallon and if you look in my profile i have quite alot of differant fish.

I say get more of the species that are already in the tank. I am a big advocate of species only tanks and such. I say just get more of what u already have.