Got my hands on a male and 3 females of these, was curious how many I could aim for if just doing a species tank in a 75. If I had lots of females, how many males could I get away with? I'd like to have multiple males be colored up amongst the females but I'm not sure how well they tolerate each other. Thanks guys
Metriaclima pulpican..how many in a 75 gal?
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I was lost on this fish until I Googled it. Appears that it used to be Pseudotropheus sp. kingsizei. I was unaware they had renamed it.
These are typical mbuna. You can get quite a few in a 75 if they are the sole inhabitant. Fill size, probably 15-20 or so, but just guessing. It all ready depends on the sexing of the group, the amount of territories/hiding places, and so on. I'd say probably 3-4 males if you have a lot of females.
These are typical mbuna. You can get quite a few in a 75 if they are the sole inhabitant. Fill size, probably 15-20 or so, but just guessing. It all ready depends on the sexing of the group, the amount of territories/hiding places, and so on. I'd say probably 3-4 males if you have a lot of females.
Yeah I was confused by that as well when I purchased them. I was like okay I'm not sure what this name is but those are kingsizei, then I figured out they were the same fish just a recent reclassifying. Thanks for the reply, I think I'm going to aim for 12-13 or so females and 3 males. Hopefully with enough separate territory all males will color up nice!
In a 75g I'd keep a good sized colony of these and another similar temperament mbuna (maybe Ps. polit or Labeotropheus).
You could fit a bunch of them in a 75g. I wouldn't hesitate to have a colony 30 or so as crowding will reduce aggression.
I had a group of 12 kingsizei in a 2'x2'x1' 30g and produced more fry than anyone wanted
Matt
You could fit a bunch of them in a 75g. I wouldn't hesitate to have a colony 30 or so as crowding will reduce aggression.
I had a group of 12 kingsizei in a 2'x2'x1' 30g and produced more fry than anyone wanted
Matt
Oh wow okay I see, well hey maybe I will add as many as I can they're great little fish, and I've heard they're very prolific. I've read adult size for these are about 4 inches for males and females a bit smaller..sound about right?
They can be aggressive. In a 75G species tank I'd try for 3m:17f, but I would not be surprised if the males would not tolerate each other. Females are not as attractive.