Lake Victoria Stocking Help

[Davey_8313]

I'm fairly new to Africans, but am getting into them as my wife loves the colors that the ones at PetSmart have. So I went and found the most colorful ones that I could and came up with the following:
Xystichromis sp. “Kyoga Flameback”
Haplochromis sp. “Uganda Fire Red”
Xystichromis Phytophagus "Christmas Fulu"
Tropheus sp. "Red" Moliro
Xystichromis sp. “Dayglow”
Haplochromis sp. “Ruby Green”
Xystichromis sp. “Flameback”

Would it be possible to mix some of these in a tank? Just like a breeding trio/colony of two or three of them possibly? Or a trio/colony of one and just mix and match some of the others to fill in around them? The tank is a 150g, thanks.

 

[deadman]

ruby greens and fire reds should be ok, also kyoga flameback and dayglow

 

[Davey_8313]

Thanks, Deadman. So I could maybe get a breeding trio of one of those and just add some more of the others around them?

 

[mike dunagan]

I am not expert on these types, but when mixing you have to be careful about hybrids. Deadmen what would you suggest about with can and can not be mixed for this reason?

 

[Davey_8313]

Thanks, Mike. So would it be best to just maybe just pick two of them and get a little breeding group of each and leave it at that?

 

[djm5222]

I'd want an all Male show tank from Victoria... That is my dream tank as well as a huge native tank and South American tank

 

[Davey_8313]

Should I just get a colony of Kyoga Flamebacks and 5 Ruby Greens and put a divider in the 150?

 

[tr6]

I'd not mix those Vics together, they will easily hybridize.

I'd pick one type, or go all male.

 

[Davey_8313]

Thanks. After looking around, I found that out too. Probably just get one little breeding colony.

 

[jb-ny]

If you don't plan on selling the fry, get whatever you like. What else are you going to put in there? IMO a 150g for a small breeding group of vics would look empty