90G MALAWI TANK STOCKED FINALLY!!!!

[chrisyarbrough90]

dont get to excited those fade well the ob's my lfs told me there fed hormone growth food and its not legal in the u.s

 

[angeltc]

dont get to excited those fade well the ob's my lfs told me there fed hormone growth food and its not legal in the u.s

Ya but we're tight with the people at my LFS and I don't think they would sell me something that wasn't legal

 

[angeltc]

Here's a few more pics that I took last night:

 

[tydus]

Nice peacocks, they are very beautiful.

 

[angeltc]

Nice peacocks, they are very beautiful.

Thanks! Does anyone know the scientific names of each one?

Also, what would some good tankmates be?

 

[Danscichlids88]

looks great.

 

[mike dunagan]

1. Man made OB peacock, no scientific name
last pic- man made sometimes called strawberry or dragon's blood. again not scientific name.

the ones in the middle- albino is super hard to tell, and sometimes they can be crossed bred with another type that is already albino and breed back. I would assume mixed with it.

That leaves you with your yellow or blue one to name.

With the light that you have it is tough to tell on the yellow. Does it have any blue in the fish, or just yellow?

 

[Marius]

Let me guess, first time into Africans and you picked them up because they were so "purdy"?!?

That last shot looks like a lithobates, not a peacock.

Spot on

Thanks everybody for the complements! It's 90 gallons but I'm not sure of the dimensions, I'll look it up tomorrow though. James, did you mean the last pic in post #1 is a lithobates? Or the last pic in post #14?

Also, does anyone have any idea about the sexes?

Can you say males?!?

It is just not about how many females. You will want the correct type of females. I would recommend staying with all male setup. Adding females will add another level of aggression to the mix and the great probability of hybridizing fish.

Most of them are hybris anyway, but yeah, I'd say you better stick to an all male Peacocks/Hap tank. If you put females in there all hell breaks loose.

 

[bobgobucks]

Why can't I see them?
I see where you say you posted them a couple of times, but no pics are forthcoming. Tried IE and Mozilla both to no avail!

As for fish food, I had recommended to me Dainichi color fx, although I know most are quite good. Anyone else like this brand?

I know the guy who developed these formulas, and he really knows his Africans!

 

[zerojquan85]

It is just not about how many females. You will want the correct type of females. I would recommend staying with all male setup. Adding females will add another level of aggression to the mix and the great probability of hybridizing fish.

Ya.. i agree..

your tank right now is fine the way it is.. if u add any females.. not only will your tank be less colorful.. but the ratio of Male:Female is 1:3 or 2:6.. u get the idea....

I once housed 2 male Benga Peacock and 1 female. The result wasn't too good.. The males were aggressive and one of the beat the other up and later died.... Now i just have 1:1 ratio of male female and they always chase each other....

Anyways nice tank and i think you've inspired me to just do a African ONLY tank.. (I keep 4" JD with my african right now) so far no deaths..

Good luck!