Alright, bad example. But can you? Say, http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=791 with my red?
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Wrong species. The link was to a different MORPH of Metriaclima estherae. Like OB Metriaclima estherae.
Due to an ammonia spike, my geos and acara are temporarily in the 55. This rids me of that kenyi problem. Until then, I will refrain from stocking.
UPDATE;;;
My auratus killed the red zebra and one of the kenyis, the smaller lab got eaten when the acara was in there, and I've got a few more auratus to help split their aggression.
Here's my stock ATM
1 Kenyi (f)
1 Yellow Lab (m)
6 Auratus (f)
1 Maingano (u)
1 Msobo (f) though it might not last long with the auratus with the way it's been treating them
I'd like to have a tank with 10 female auratus, one male auratus, and any fish left from that beginning stock. Will that work out, or will the male kill the females in such a small space?
My auratus killed the red zebra and one of the kenyis, the smaller lab got eaten when the acara was in there, and I've got a few more auratus to help split their aggression.
Here's my stock ATM
1 Kenyi (f)
1 Yellow Lab (m)
6 Auratus (f)
1 Maingano (u)
1 Msobo (f) though it might not last long with the auratus with the way it's been treating them
I'd like to have a tank with 10 female auratus, one male auratus, and any fish left from that beginning stock. Will that work out, or will the male kill the females in such a small space?
^ I agree, try getting larger rocks and stacking them. You can also use plastic plants to help break up the visual lines.
Here's an old picture of my mbuna tank. I've added more rock since then.
Here's my old 55 gallon when I kept more aggressive species.
For auratus I would have rock looking more like this
Now your auratus may kill off some of the females or the females might kill off each other. I feel like that is to be expected but most of them should make it and you'll have a breeding group going in no time.
Here's an old picture of my mbuna tank. I've added more rock since then.
Here's my old 55 gallon when I kept more aggressive species.
For auratus I would have rock looking more like this
Now your auratus may kill off some of the females or the females might kill off each other. I feel like that is to be expected but most of them should make it and you'll have a breeding group going in no time.
Sounds good 
Most nature places near me won't let you take the rocks, but Big Als has stackable slate, which I will buy next time I go and slowly build up on. I'm bringing over some plants from my 10g (crypt, crystalwort, Rotala, microswords) and will try to grow them as well.
Most nature places near me won't let you take the rocks, but Big Als has stackable slate, which I will buy next time I go and slowly build up on. I'm bringing over some plants from my 10g (crypt, crystalwort, Rotala, microswords) and will try to grow them as well.I would try a landscaping place for rocks. That's where I got mine from. LFS tend to charge way too much. Also most live plants won't stand up to mbuna. Mine have shredded everything I've put in the tank. You may be better off with plastic plants. Some have more luck than others. Usually tough leaf plants like anubias and java fern can work. Mine torn those to pieces though.
Crypt is a "bad taste" plant like java fern/moss, and crystalwort multiplies fast enough that they can graze on it without damaging the population (like many other floating plants). I've also seen onion plants with them, so I'm going to try with those and java for adding on to it.
