Mbuna community tank - avoiding hybrids

[cor]

I'm redoing my 125g after moving out my SA/CA's and having a major PH crash and loss of almost everything. I would like to get some yellow labs, red zebras, and also some cobalt blues to have a nice mix of colors.

Down the road I don't mind if some breeding occurs but I don't want to have hybrids between the species. What is your take on this?

 

[james99]

try to get proper male to female ratios and species that not too closely related. the species you have picked may work with the right number of males to females, but all three all known to cross breed easily.

 

[Inglorious]

You can't have it both ways, your choices are to have a species only tank with breeding, a gender only tank without breeding, or a mixed tank with breeding and potentially hybreds.

 

[fwprawn]

All you need to do, is give away the babies (as hybrids) - or use them for food - no big deal.

 

[ice blue]

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[Stateofficer1984]

Do like Ive done and put a small predatory catfish in thats compatible with the cichlids, that also wont get too big....