75g Looking to start African Tank

[DJRansome]

I would skip the nasuta and the dimidiochromis in a 75G. If you do tropheus go with a species tank.

 

[The Morning]

I have never kept the comps but I imagine they are similar to the Calvus that I currently keep. Great looking fish but they hide a lot. I have a small school of cyprichromis that have helped as dithers but as they have gotten older they have become more reclusive.
Troph are good fish also. I always found that they do best as a species only tank but I never had mine color up consistently like the pictures you are using. Kept duboisi in the past.

 

[A201]

Sorry things didn't go well with some of the African projects.
If Mbunas are a possibility, maybe go for a male only Mbuna all star team community. Pick & choose males of your favorite varieties.
Although, I have a mixed African community, Haps, Peacocks & Mbuna, the majority of the Mbuna are
what I consider the best male representatives of that particular species I could find. It works out pretty well. Here's some pics of a select few.

 

[The Morning]

I was actually a little surprised and disappointed by your issues with Victorians. They have always been a favorite of mine and one day I want to keep a zebra obliquidens tank. I have kept single males in the past and they colored up really nicely.

 

[dr exum]

I was actually a little surprised and disappointed by your issues with Victorians. They have always been a favorite of mine and one day I want to keep a zebra obliquidens tank. I have kept single males in the past and they colored up really nicely.

i tried them separated by species - i think my main issue was the ratio

the piebalds were 10m / 2 f
the lutea i believe are 10m/1-2f

i’ve got fry - going to separate one last time and get good ratios in each 75g -

i’ll post a pic but there is one random anomaly (very pretty blue and yellow) that came from the piebalds that i thought first was a hybrid -

going to separate again this weekend-

leaning towards the mbuna -

thanks all!

 

[DJRansome]

The Obliques will work very well, not sure about lots of multiple males. I have also kept Nyererei and Neochromis omnicaeruleus in species tanks, aggressive but beautiful.

I think Dr. Exum chose aggressive species and mixed them and not enough females.

 

[dr exum]

The Obliques will work very well, not sure about lots of multiple males. I have also kept Nyererei and Neochromis omnicaeruleus in species tanks, aggressive but beautiful.

I think Dr. Exum chose aggressive species and mixed them and not enough females.

i’m going to separate the species again -

i think i can get 15 female to 3 male from the redfin piebald

the lutea... not sure -

got this fancy ? background- not 3d

 

[dr exum]

took out 8 of the more dominant male piebalds - they are in a 40g with no girls

i’ll try and get a good count -

added 15 juvi (13f/2m)

and 4 of the adult males and 3 adult females

so i’m hoping it’s

16f / 6 m -

we’ll see ?‍

there are 10 lutea in the right tank -

 

[DJRansome]

I would not do more than 3 males and I would double the rock.

 

[dr exum]

I would not do more than 3 males and I would double the rock.

added all the rock i had

took out three more males - think there are 3 left with maybe 2 juvi males - i need another overflow as i have 10 - 3” males in a 40g breeder -

lutea seem to be super shy and shoaling -