How many electric yellows in a tank?

My experience with them is that they are not aggressive to one another, nor to any of the other fish I keep. They breed like rabbits, one of my favorite mbuna!

They are on par wit the agression of say a Convict Cichlid' which in Mbuna terms = Pussy but in new World terms = hardcore

So in other words...they are great with other Mbunas but not the best idea to mix them with placid New Worlds.

My experience with Mbuna, the male will go for as much action as he can take.

Maich;3436279; said:

Thanks for your time, but you didint answer my question...

And in my experience they are little devils... lol *Killed an Oscar 4 inches bigger then it was*

I guess what im trying to find out, is if 1 male and 3 - 4 females will all breed together or not.

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Ok, let's answer the questions:

Yes, the male will mate with all the females. The real question is identifing the sexes of the fish. If you are buying them under 2 inches, it's going to be tough. The males have much more black in their ventral fins but it's difficult to make this determination due to the general lack of color when they are juviniles. The only sure way is to vent the fish. The ovipositor or vent is the hole between the fish's anus and anal fin. Female mouth brooding cichlids have a much more pronounced or larger vent diameter when compared to the fish's anus.

Good luck!

You are more than welcome......good luck with all those babies!

If you are going to breed them, then I would look to improving the blood line and buying a healthy, vibrant male to mate with the females from the fry.

BTW,

You are going to have to make an investment in some "grow out" tanks, you are going to have more babies than you know what to do with!