mixing species

[firefito]

hey there i have 2 [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Pseudotropheus lombardoi i need some edvice on mixing spices. i want to know is it all right if i mix it up with mbuna.what i am looking for is lots of color. my tank is 50 gal with lots of filtration,or do you guys have any mixing ideas.
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[Bobleflaad]

Hi,

Is the Lombardoi the only fish in the tank?

If yes then my suggestion would be to get some more of them so you have 2, 8 ratio, and make sure you have hiding places i.e. rockformations or lots of pottery.

If you want more than one species then you should look into Metriclima Esthrea (Red Zebra) http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/estherae.htm and make you composition something like 1, 4 of each.

You can also check out the other Mbunas but try not to get anything too aggresive, and something that does not resemble your current Lombardoi too much to avoid cross breeding.

My suggestion is also to avoid Demansoni and Auratus all together in a tank this size you will get alot of agression with these two Mbunas.

The Lombardoi is an Mbuna. http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/m_lombardoi.htm

 

[Marius]

Hi,

Is the Lombardoi the only fish in the tank?

If yes then my suggestion would be to get some more of them so you have 2, 8 ratio, and make sure you have hiding places i.e. rockformations or lots of pottery.

If you want more than one species then you should look into Metriclima Esthrea (Red Zebra) http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/estherae.htm and make you composition something like 1, 4 of each.

You can also check out the other Mbunas but try not to get anything too aggresive, and something that does not resemble your current Lombardoi too much to avoid cross breeding.

My suggestion is also to avoid Demansoni and Auratus all together in a tank this size you will get alot of agression with these two Mbunas.

The Lombardoi is an Mbuna. http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/m_lombardoi.htm

I'd stay away from the Metriaclima species, they can get to 7" and a 50gal tank would not be enough space for them.

Mbunas, to be succesfully kept should be in groups of 5-6 at least in a Mbuna Community tank, or 12+ if it's just a species tank.

50 gal limits you to one specie, I'd go for Pseudotropheus Saulosi (1 specie, 2 colours males blue, females and juvie males bright yellow). The Lombardoi is actually Metriaclima, not Pseudotropheus. If you like them very, very ...very much, just get another 8 of them, try as much as possible to pick up more females so that there's not more than 3 males in there.