i recently set up a 42 gallon african tank. presently i have 2 demasonis 5 yellow labs and 2 cobalt zebras and an african featherfin in it. im a noob when it come to africans so my question is can i add anymore fish to my tank and what kind. i know it sounds kinda general but i really dont have any clue to what i can do. thanks in advance
42 gallon stocking
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mike dunagan;2064934; said:
sorry i dont understand your question. i your asking if they all get along the answer is yes ive had no trouble in that tank so far. theyve been together now for about 2 months and the featherfin is the biggest one in there
Demasoni's in my experience are fairly unpredictable. I have kept some really aggressive ones who killed my acei and female auratus. The mistake I made was not rearranging the tank decorations before I added the acei. Add to that the fact that I was new to African cichlids back then as well.
Could you give a little mor info about the tank?
What kind of filtration do you have? How often do you do water changes?
Also, I am unfamiliar with the 42G, what are the measurements of the tank?
What kind of filtration do you have? How often do you do water changes?
Also, I am unfamiliar with the 42G, what are the measurements of the tank?
that was my question, I would not suggest that two months is enough time to say they get a long fine, a great start though. What are the sizes of all in the tank. Then with the info pharaoh asked for, we can give some suggestions to help!
the tank is 48x12x18 which workd out to 43.7 us gallons or 37.3 imperial gallons. i have 2 aquaclear 70 for fitration and i do 2 30% water changes per week. with this my nitrates never rise above 20. the 2 demasonis are about 2.5 " in length 2 of the yellow labs are about 3 " the other three are only 1" the cobalts are about 3" in lengh and the featherfin is about 3.5 " long. i feed hbk african cichlid pellets and omega one cichlid flakes. tha tank has a saand substrate with rocks and plants throughout. my ph is at 8.0
The sand is good for the featherfin, but the Mbuna might get a little more aggro. as time goes on.