When doing a mbuna tank can you add say 5-10 at a time or should they all be done at once?
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You can start with a few and keep adding. You can put them in all at once (though not sure how well your tank would adjust to a sudden change to a larger bioload). Its all about equalibirium with them, so at one point or another - you may lose a few or they may beat the crap out of eachother. You may hit the sweet spot and they might be fine. Depends on the fish, the hiding spots they have and what mix of species you have.
Its better to come up with a list of what you want and post it and then people can tell you their experiences and what are and are not good mixes.
Its better to come up with a list of what you want and post it and then people can tell you their experiences and what are and are not good mixes.
It's a 200 gallon tank and I don't even know what to put in there that was going to be my next question is a good stocking list for my tank
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Always the safer approach to add cichlids (Mbuna/Peacocks/Haps) in groups. Demasoni ---- a bit trickier in my experience, but definitely add in groups.
If aggression is elevated to a point a fish or 2 are being singled out, re-arrange the rocks. I actually take most of it out to eliminate any established territories and placed them back after a few hours or even after a day.
If aggression is elevated to a point a fish or 2 are being singled out, re-arrange the rocks. I actually take most of it out to eliminate any established territories and placed them back after a few hours or even after a day.
I've found that if you rearrange the decor right before adding new fish it cuts down on the aggression towards the new stock. The reasoning behind this is that you've eliminated all of the established territories and everyone is more or less on an even ground instead of invading someone elses turf.
So what's a good stock of mbuna? What's a good number for a 200 gallon I know it should be slightly over stocked but are we talking 20 or 80
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Take a look at my video of my 135 gallon mbuna tank...should help give you an idea. 50-60 mbuna would look amazing.
