125 stocking help

[mthigpen_02]

I'm looking to stock a new 125 tank with haps and peacocks. Was wondering how many different ones to go with and how many of each. Open to all suggestions as I only have one fryeri so far that will go in there.

[MoFish78]

yellow peacocks are nice too...im just starting to learn more about peacocks. i have mostly mbunas but thinkin of starting a peacock tank as well. goodluck!

[mike dunagan]

doing all male tank then correct?

[MalawiTango]

Check out the vid in my sig. I get away with about 20 different fish but I way over filter and am religious with large water changes.

[mthigpen_02]

Well I will not be buying the tank till this coming week so right now I'm in the first stages of planning what to add. I will probably go all male as I can have the most colors that way. But I wouldn't mind a stocking choice either way. Could I do 20 different ones as a all male and 4 to 5 with 4 to 5 of each if I went mixed male/ female? I figure with the fryeri and other similar haps I wouldn't have to worry with fry except for food if I did go mixed, is this right?

[mike dunagan]

If you go all male, you need one male of each only. Multiple males similar males will either not show color or cause huge aggression problems. If you go male/female you will not want any similar types. So 1m 4f. One type of peacock, and a then different types of haps the same. Nothing with in the same type or colors. This is difficult to do beyond two species. I would recommend one male per type show tank. With a 125 I would go peacocks and smaller haps.

[mthigpen_02]

Here is the first step, a list of fish that are available to me. If anyone sees any major glares let me know.
Fryeri
Protomelas taeniolatus Super Red Empress
proto_tang_tiger
proto_spilonotus_liuli
Placidochromis sp Phenochilus Tanzania Lupingu
Placidochromis sp Jalo
otophar_lithobates_zimbawe
Otopharynx heterodon
nimbo_livingstoni_malombe
Lethrinops albus Kande
Dimidiochromis strigatus
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
cyrtocara_moorii
Copadichromis trewavasae Makonde
copad_sp_virginalis_nkanda
Copadichromis melas Mala Point
Copadichromis azureus Mbenji