My god, please do not put any mbuna in anything less than a 33gal (and even then, I'd only recommend a small group of labs only).
Labidochromis Q's....
- Thread starter Beardo
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According to AD Konings 60 litres is suitable for some mbuna. The big thing is you need to have either one kind with a single male and a couple of females or otherwise you need to basically overstock your tank so they battle to create a territorial area. This will lead to very little aggression.
I have 28 wilds in around 100 litres and they are just fine. Water quality is extremely important as they are rather messy. The reason I do 20% water change at around 4-5 day intervals. I have had these fish around 8 weeks now and have had 3 females give me fry. The saulosi I acquired about 2-3 weeks after the rest and she has produced. Once the female is carrying I will remove her into a hang-on breeding net at around 4-5 days. Once she has spat them out I feed her in the net for about 4-5 days and then put her back in with the rest. I have succesfully bred around 100+ caeruleus this way.
I have 28 wilds in around 100 litres and they are just fine. Water quality is extremely important as they are rather messy. The reason I do 20% water change at around 4-5 day intervals. I have had these fish around 8 weeks now and have had 3 females give me fry. The saulosi I acquired about 2-3 weeks after the rest and she has produced. Once the female is carrying I will remove her into a hang-on breeding net at around 4-5 days. Once she has spat them out I feed her in the net for about 4-5 days and then put her back in with the rest. I have succesfully bred around 100+ caeruleus this way.
If you are able to have a large tank then that is the ideal. The bigger the easier the water is to keep and especially if you only want 6-8 fish.
As I said before I have 28 wilds in a 90cm tank and my saulosi has just bred for the second time in about 7 weeks. Either a few of one kind or too many so they won't become too territorial.
Once you have your tank established I would be keen to see a shot of it. Malawi's are a great fish to keep as most keep changing their colour for various reasons. I think better than marine fish.
As I said before I have 28 wilds in a 90cm tank and my saulosi has just bred for the second time in about 7 weeks. Either a few of one kind or too many so they won't become too territorial.
Once you have your tank established I would be keen to see a shot of it. Malawi's are a great fish to keep as most keep changing their colour for various reasons. I think better than marine fish.
