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Rawimpact

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Hey guys, this is my first tank and my list of occupants. They are all housed in a 50 gallon tank (48in length) that contains sand (colorquartz S-grade) and lace rock. After observing their behavior and doing some more research, i fear that they are overly aggressive for my tank. They are the first to consume flakes, and are always pushing the other fish aside when swimming against the powerhead. Any thoughts or suggestions?

2x Pseudotropheus Lombardi
2x Melanochromis Auratus
2x Labidochromis Caeruleus

Thanks
-Raw
 
Rawimpact;1924127; said:
Hey guys, this is my first tank and my list of occupants. They are all housed in a 50 gallon tank (48in length) that contains sand (colorquartz S-grade) and lace rock. After observing their behavior and doing some more research, i fear that they are overly aggressive for my tank. They are the first to consume flakes, and are always pushing the other fish aside when swimming against the powerhead. Any thoughts or suggestions?

2x Pseudotropheus Lombardi
2x Melanochromis Auratus
2x Labidochromis Caeruleus

Thanks
-Raw
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I am confused which ones are overly aggressive? Are these all the tankmates? What is the male/female ratio?
 
Well the Auratus are a lot more aggressive than the yellow labs. Not sure on the third species...What is the length of these now?
 
Sorry guys, i was talking about the M. Auratus being too aggressive for a malawi tank, any thoughts?

I believe they're too small to determine the sex though
 
OK, so we have Yellow Labs, Auratus and Kenyii's. I had a Kenyii in with a bunch of other Africans including a couple yellow labs twice his size. The Kenyii ate the face off of one of my Labs. Then I introduced the Kenyii to my Clown Knife. The CK was very pleased to meet him.

The Auratus and Kenyii's might make good tankmates, but I see the Labs getting a hardcore beating on a regular basis.
 
Rawimpact;1924797; said:
Sorry guys, i was talking about the M. Auratus being too aggressive for a malawi tank, any thoughts?

I believe they're too small to determine the sex though
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Auratus change color when a male becomes sexually mature. The colors invert. What was yellow becomes black and vice versa.
 
Prob with that group in your original post is :

a) numbers - 6 mbuna presuming no other fish is too few to manage aggression
b) having 2 auratus in there could be awful trouble
c) I agree the labs would get a hard time in there so good move to remove

I'd lose auratus too personally, and try and work out what you have in terms of male/female Kenyis...then go for about 12 fish or, perhaps 3 or 4 groups of similar temperament, avoiding conspecifics, in a gender balance of 1 male to 2 or 3 females.
 
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