African Chiclids 125 Gallon Tank

[fletchercrandall]

What i have:

1 Arius jordani Catfish
2 Red Tail Tinfoil Barbs
1 Lace Catfish
1 Orange Blotch Zebra African
1 Lab. Hongi African
1 Orange Blotched Peacock African
1 African Peacock

Can I and should I add any more? Tank looks like it still has a lot of room...

 

[wffsoccer]

Well, I have a 120g, currently housing

Breeding pair of Red devils 6"

Juvenile Red Devil 4"

Jack Dempsy 4"

14" Pacu

Jag 6"

3 Plecos 8-12"

6" Knifefish

Dont ask me how/why they all get along (except the breeding RD's and the PACU) but its a very full tank, so when your fish are full size, you may have issues.

 

[Joea]

Your Africans will get no where near the size of the wffsoccer's fish and the fact that his are getting along is only because his fish are still young... it will change. But that's another topic...

You definitely need to add more fish to this tank. Your mbuna are best in groups and are best in an overstocked tank to disperse aggression and keep casualties to a minimum or altogether non-existent.

I would add more of what you already have. Keeping these fish in harems of 3 to 4 females for each male is best and multiple males can be somewhat problematic, more so if you have only two males.

You should start by properly identifying what you have. OB zebra and OB African leaves a lot of speculation as to what you have. Your tank is a good sized tank for a large mix of African cichlids and a bit of research will help you decide what can work and what can't work in there.

 

[Scotty]

How about posting some pic's of the tank and fish! This will help us to ID what your OB's might be and this will then allow you to but some fish of the same species. Try and ID if your hongi is male or female. The best way is to vent the fish. Catch it and turn it upside down so you can see the holes just infront of its anal fi. Females have a small and large hole as apposed to the males both being small. Fish need to be around +5cm to do this reliably.

 

[Ash]

You can most def. add more fish to that tank =) A large group of mbuna would look awesome, but like it has been said IDing the fish you have now would be a big help to finding stock for your tank. Pictures would be nice so we can help you out =)

 

[fletchercrandall]

Pictures per your request

 

[fish head )'>]

go MORE MORE MORE MORE!
You will not regret it. You have got the filtration. That white sand may get $hity looking with all that "bio-load" of lots of fish. But DO IT!
I like the Africans.
P.S. That ice blue fish looks like a male kenyii to me.