Combo for 55g?

[JoeBel]

Forgive me for seeming like a noob. I'm just getting into african cichlids and was wondering if someone could give me an easy answer on this combo I was considering for my 55g:

2 - Blue Johani's
3 - Cobalt Blue Zebras
2 - Electric Yellows
2 - Red Peacocks
3 - Acei's

I have seen some 55g cookie-cutter combos but have found it hard to obtain certain fish. I can order these above all at once around the same size.

Thanks in advance,
Joe

 

[mahemaheman85]

loose the peacocks and the johani, and you should be good, peacocks cant really go with mbuna, and if i recall correctly johani are very aggressive

 

[JoeBel]

Thanks for the advice!

Can anyone give me suggestions on a few other types I could replace the Johani's or Red Peacocks with, for similar coloration? I'm going for a nice color spectrum and wanted to get a nice mix.

A few others I could get are:
Tretocephalus
Red Zebra
Bumblebee
Demasoni
Kenyi

FYI, they're all going in a 55g with 2 AC 70's for filtration, with 60lbs of Caribsea Moon Sand & about 60 lbs of super clean Texas Holey Rock with a ton of hiding places.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Bethany]

def not kenyi, very aggressive. johanni are fine, my boyfriend has one and he's the least aggressive in his tank.
i personally like red zebras, and they do well with the yellow labs. demasoni are pretty and mellow.

 

[mahemaheman85]

ya kenyi are a bad idea and the bumblebee will out grow a 55, i agree with zebras and labs

 

[JoeBel]

Thanks again for the advice/suggestions everyone, I think I'm going to go with something like this:

2 - Blue Johani's or Demasoni's
3 - Cobalt Blue Zebras
3 - Electric Yellows
3 - Red Zebras
2 - Acei's

- Joe

 

[blatch]

yer johanni's are very aggresive i keep one in a 150gal tank and it is very aggresive.

i would say that was the best list as trets are tanganyikan and get 6inch so pretty big also as with most tangs it is a wimp with malawi's and will get beaten up by the others, even though in with brichrdi its super aggresive to all but the breeding pair in the tank

 

[JoeBel]

Cool, looking forward to getting the mix.

I can't choose male/female preference when ordering, will I be ok no matter what gender I get with these?

I just ordered some Eco complete cichlid sand to replace my fine white I have in the tank already. The fine white Caribsea sand has done a number on my AC's, never again will I use it, way too fine.

- Joe

 

[JeffLeMay]

i personally think you'd be fine with a johanni provided you only have one. I have one a little over 4 inches that I keep with zebras, a yellow lab, 2 fuscos, and an m. exasperatus, and his aggression is dispersed enough that none of the other fish take a beating....and he's got the sickest colors in the tank!

 

[blatch]

yep i can't deny they have beasty colours mine started of orange with black horizontal stripes now it has an electric kind of blue with black stripes

very very nice colours