You can get 20 F1s for $100 if you look around. The tank size is fine. The all male tank won't work like Mike said. You want to get 1 variant of Tropheus in that sized tank, and don't mix and match more than one. Really. I see people's posts with like 2-4 different types of Trophs in one tank, it doesn't work. With a bigger tank, maybe, but I always keep only one variant per tank. If you get Tropheus the breeding happens if you are doing it right. It's not a hassle where you have to strip and tumble eggs. I basically just net out the babies every couple of months and sell or give them away (usually when I am cleaning the gravel under all my rock-work). If you are looking to spend $50 to stock the tank then by all means hit up Petco for some "mixed africans", but if you are looking to have something unique, colorful, and active I would definitely roll with Tropheus.
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How about an all male mixed peacock tank? Not cheap but looks like some folks(on another site) have had luck with that. Fish supposedly stay colored up all the time, but with lack of any females aggression stays more in check
That is very true with the pea's. Plus you can lower your temp and put lots of tall plastic plants in and you will have good luck with all male Pea tank. They are colorful.
My suggestion>>>> take a quick trip to Daytona Aquariums... not too far from you... and look at their selection... see what appeals to you the most. Then work around that... the computer is no match for seeing live fish in action 
Good luck
Good luck
My suggestion>>>> take a quick trip to Daytona Aquariums... not too far from you... and look at their selection... see what appeals to you the most. Then work around that... the computer is no match for seeing live fish in action
Good luck
Cool. I've actually got a decent lfs about 40 minutes north and they have TONS of cichlids including what appears to be a large peacock tank. Stunning display to say the least.....
My problem is I like most species lol. Same problem I have with SA/CE cichlids. Just want to make sure compatibility is not a major issue
That is the same problem I had so I went with a mixed mainly male tank. I try and stay away from the super agressive species and any that look very similar.
I got some of everything... Its possible... I've only had to remove 1 rouge in almost 2 years (Albino Red Face Mac)
I've done either all species tanks or all male show tank (125g). With the 90 you do have a little more room to build up a nice rock wall up the back if that's the way you want to go. My next african will be Tangs with some Calvus or Compressiceps and some smaller Neolamps or Shellies. Do a google for the xenotilapias. They're pretty cool. Check out Davesfish.com (used to be Armke's and one of only two places I would buy africans from). I think he's got some new Xenos in.
At one point I had a whole group of Neolamprologus sexfasciatus blues and they were absolutely stunning. kept them with a small group of syno. multipunctatus.
I also had a group of F1 Maylandia estherae that had the blue males. Pictures can't do this fish justice. The blues were a deep blue and the orange females were more of a red-orange that is absolutely amazing. One of the guys in our fish club collected the parents from Lake Malawi and I was lucky enough to win the fry at auction. Beautiful fish even though common. A couple other Malawians that would work in that size tank as species tanks are any of the Labidochromis species like the "perlmutts" or "Hongi island".
I do like the Tropheus idea and is something I've never done personally, but I figured I throw out a few other ideas. I personally would stay away from the Haps and Peacocks unless a 6' tank.
At one point I had a whole group of Neolamprologus sexfasciatus blues and they were absolutely stunning. kept them with a small group of syno. multipunctatus.
I also had a group of F1 Maylandia estherae that had the blue males. Pictures can't do this fish justice. The blues were a deep blue and the orange females were more of a red-orange that is absolutely amazing. One of the guys in our fish club collected the parents from Lake Malawi and I was lucky enough to win the fry at auction. Beautiful fish even though common. A couple other Malawians that would work in that size tank as species tanks are any of the Labidochromis species like the "perlmutts" or "Hongi island".
I do like the Tropheus idea and is something I've never done personally, but I figured I throw out a few other ideas. I personally would stay away from the Haps and Peacocks unless a 6' tank.
