55g and 30g qustion

[cichlidboy671]

what is the most cichlids u chould put in each

fish type munba or however u spell

 

[ikevi]

It all depends... What types of mbuna, what filtering do you have, how often will you be willing to change water, etc

 

[cichlidboy671]

ok your opioion then what filter system whould be the best then if i was gonna over stock both with cichlids

 

[scratanut]

I have a 30gal with 4 africans(red top zebra, johanni, 2 OB haps) and 2 americans(convict, salvini), I m having a lot of problems with it, please advice me what can be the best among the two options: Removing all the Africans and the Salvini, and adding a Firemouths with a school of tiger barbs or removing the Americans adding more Africans(coz they do well in crowded crowded conditions) with a Fluidized bed Filter(not necessary for small tanks, I consider it handy in crowded African tank) to take up the heavy bioload. In this case what other Africans to add and how many of them?

 

[why_spyder]

Don't mix continents of cichlids - its just asking for problems. They require different water types and dietary needs. 30 gallons are small for Africans unless you have experience and know your fish.

I don't know American cichlids that well - so I'll leave that for someone else to comment on.

If you go African - look into Lab. caeruleus, Ps. demasoni, Ps. saulosi, or even some Cyno. afra species.

 

[scratanut]

Thanks spyder, but for water parameters, I just add water dont care a bit for that, its a bit hard, and they are thriving in there. For diet I feed spirulina pellets & flakes to all of them as a staple diet, and also give them a weekly treat of worms, shrimps, etc.
Only their temperments doesnt match over here. I need advice specifically about crowding them and also on Fluidized bed filters.

Heres the full view of the tank, taken two months back which had more cichlids that time.

 

[Muske]

i think the Salvini will be much happier in a bigger tank. I have one in GO w/ my turtle that will eventually go to my friend in a 75. I needed something to clean up after the turtle when he eats. All the africans I've tried got to aggressive towards the turtle and had to go. The Sal. seems a lot more mellow and actually likes hanging out w/ the turtle.