alright one of my friends is setting up a 55 gallon, he doesnt have internet so here i am doing it for him, he wants to set up an african malawi mbuna setup, he prefers numbers over size, so the question, what kind of stocking for a 55 that features high numbers of smaller mbuna, i just kinda need species ball park, and male to female ratio, thankyou guys
55 mbuna tank for a friend
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mike dunagan;2059359; said:
Saulosi stay small and are pretty colorful. The males have nice color and so does the females, they get yellow. I don't like mbunas but saulosis are an exception. They can get attractive at times. Here are two links.http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/panis/pseudotropheus_saulosi.htm
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/p_saulosi.php
how many do you think would be practical, is there any other options for variety like those and one other species, i like that the females are pretty too
wow sorry that suprises me, i was reading an ad koning book suggesting three 1:3 aulocanara in a 55, can have more aulocanara then mbuna, really its just which have the highest numbers i assumed it would be mbuna
Mike fail;2059410; said:
I think you can do more than 2m and 8f. Maybe 2m and 10-15 females. There is a guy local who has a huge colony with 2 males and 15 females in a 60(same foot print as a 55, just wider). These guys can get aggressive.
I couldn't even tell you how many I have in my 55. I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 25. They are growing out well and are breeding. They are temporarily sharing the pace with some Vic Fry.