75gal Mbuna setup

[RedH2O]

Well I decided to turn my 75gal into a mbuna setup. I went with:

5-CYNOTILAPIA SP. MBWECA
5-LABEOTROPHEUS FUELLEBORNI "OB"
4-LABIDOCHROMIS CAERULEUS
5-PSEUDOTROPHEUS ESTHERAE

Might add a few more in a week or so. Im thinking Chilumba or Demasoni something with a nice blue. Would it be ok to add 1 auratus?

 

[spyke]

don't add the auratus...you can..but as a rule, they are a pain in the butt...most...ALL melanochromis are grumps....yeah some demansonis are nice...i personally like a male crabro...they turn solid black and beautiful

 

[stewnew]

melanochromis johanni arent so bad...

ive got 1 male in a 55 gallon with some peacocks and other mbunas, and yes more of an annoyance to the other fish than a "grump"

its like he likes to cause trouble, he taunts other fish but never really bites them

 

[RedH2O]

After doing some research the crabo seems to be just as aggressive if not more then the auratus in some cases. It might be a case of trail and error with these guys. Anyways im loving my setup just went out and bought a all black backround decided to use black over the blue side. Seems to really bring out the colors in the yellows, and oranges.

I was planning on trying to feed them cucumber, if they don't eat it im sure the pleco will.

Also what is a good white or black sand to use with mbuna? Something that doesn't get stirred up when they dig? Also what white sands are good for not growing algae, i heard some sands can break out in algae?

Anyways thanks for the replys guys

PS. I really like the crabo looks awsome!