Figured I would give an update because a lot of times people ask questions and get help and never report back. I have two boxes of fish coming in from two different vendors this Wednesday, one from Dave Schumacher at Dave's Rare Fish and one from Trevor O'Shea at The Wonder of Cichlids. I decided to go with my original stocking plan as it relates to the mbuna. I ordered 8 Pseudotropheus sp Acei yellow tail and 10 Metriaclima sp Dolphin Manda. I love the way they look and hope they arent as skittish as has been reported. If they are and it frustrates me I will probably wind up putting them in a species only tank. I also am getting a bunch of haps and peacocks, all males. Here's my list:
1x Aulonocara stuartgranti Chilumba
1x Aulonocara baenshi Benga
1× Aulonocara jacobfreibergi Eureka Red
1x Protomelas Spilonotus Tanzania
1x Protomelas steveni taiwan
1x Otopharynx lithobates Zimbabwe Rocks
1x Otopharynx tetrastigma
1x Placidochromis milomo
1x Xystichromis sp. Flameback
1x Copadichromis trewavasae Likoma
My plan is to quarantine the haps and peacocks for 2-3 weeks. When they are ready to go into the 265, I will remove all the Yellow Labs and the Dimidiochromis compressiceps. I will let the new haps and peacocks establish themselves for about a month. In that time, I'm hoping the juvenile Acei and Dolphin Manda will put on a little size and I will introduce them. Lastly, I plan to add the Dimidiochromis compressiceps and I'm thinking maybe 5 male Yellow Labs. I really dont want a tank full of yellow labs again. Does this plan seem reasonable? I will keep updating as things progress. Thanks to all who have responded previously.
