75 gallon tank demasoni

[Rikkib0i]

I am planning to reset my 75 gallon tank to a demasoni species only tank. The species only tank is the type of keeping i never try before keeping african cichlids.

I ask A.I and recommend me demasoni. Now, just want to ask tips in managing their aggression currently i have a tall rock wall in the center of my tank. I am also like these fish to breed and will their be any genetic depression once they are interbred multiple generation?

 

[DJRansome]

I am planning to reset my 75 gallon tank to a demasoni species only tank. The species only tank is the type of keeping i never try before keeping african cichlids.

I ask A.I and recommend me demasoni. Now, just want to ask tips in managing their aggression currently i have a tall rock wall in the center of my tank. I am also like these fish to breed and will their be any genetic depression once they are interbred multiple generation?

Demasoni are a difficult fish to keep, they are aggressive and get "bloat" easily. As with any mbuna, you want to fill the tank with rocks (as opposed to just a wall in the center of the tank) and to the waterline if possible. Shoot for 3m:17f.

Problems with interbreeding over multiple generations take many years to show up. But with tank bred fish you don't know how many generations they have already been interbreeding.

If you have not already bought the fish I would skip the demasoni and go for Chindongo saulosi.

 

[duanes]

I kept a 4 ft tank with only Chindongo de masoni as the sole species, and it worked well with multiple generations.
My tap water was mineral rich (average 250 ml per liter hardness), and 7.8 pH
Knowing they are prone to bloat, I did over 100% water change per week (40% every other day)
and maintained nitrate at undetectble levels, using a planted sump as filtration.
Feeding an algae based diet (Algaemax) and other spirulina based pellets.

 

[Rikkib0i]

Demasoni are a difficult fish to keep, they are aggressive and get "bloat" easily. As with any mbuna, you want to fill the tank with rocks (as opposed to just a wall in the center of the tank) and to the waterline if possible. Shoot for 3m:17f.

Problems with interbreeding over multiple generations take many years to show up. But with tank bred fish you don't know how many generations they have already been interbreeding.

If you have not already bought the fish I would skip the demasoni and go for Chindongo saulosi.

well thats the problem i cannot find any chindongo saulosi here.

I never experience bloat in the past few years of keeping african cichlids. I kept kenyi,auratus,red zebra, yellow labs and some mutt but i always notice that their stomach will swollen after feeding and i know to myself i overfed. In the morning every fish is fine are demasoni really sensitive in malawi bloat? or those species that i mention are not prone to malawi bloat

 

[Rikkib0i]

I kept a 4 ft tank with only Chindongo de masoni as the sole species, and it worked well with multiple generations.
My tap water was mineral rich (average 250 ml per liter hardness), and 7.8 pH
Knowing they are prone to bloat, I did over 100% water change per week (40% every other day)
and maintained nitrate at undetectble levels, using a planted sump as filtration.
Feeding an algae based diet (Algaemax) and other spirulina based pellets.

how many fish did put as a starting colony in this tank? are you using a wave maker? my current tank has it and base on the internet it effectively reduce aggression. But in years of keeping african cichlids I hardly notice the effect of this wavemaker in aggression i just like it for oxygenation of the water through chopping the surface

my tap water is also hard somewhere in 8ph

 

[duanes]

I started with about a half dozen juvies, but over time that became over 20, from older adults, to young fry.
It was a very lively tank, even with only one cichlid sp, lots of rock work, but also used Bolbitus African water species.

 

[DJRansome]

Demasoni are the most sensitive to bloat IME. They have a longer gut than most mbuna. What about Cynotilapia? Any species should work. Agree a wavemaker is not necessary.

 

[Rikkib0i]

I started with about a half dozen juvies, but over time that became over 20, from older adults, to young fry.
It was a very lively tank, even with only one cichlid sp, lots of rock work, but also used Bolbitus African water species.

Interesting that 6 juvies work contrary to the A.I suggestion of 12. I may start with 6 then.

I will not use any live plants. I preferred the looks of algae in rockwork