Need Some Ideas for New Fish

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Razor7Music

Razor7Music

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Hello

I did the Malawi tank for years, and changed to Tanganyikan. Now due to there not being any good sources near me and online purchases are all sight unseen, I got burnt-out on my colorless cyprichromis and gave all but one away.

Now, my tank ph and setup is good for Tanganyikan fish, but I'm not sure I want to stick with cyps. It's a 60 gallon tank and I keep it immaculate, and I like colorful non-aggressive fish.

I don't have very thick substrate or I'd lie to try some featherfins, but they would be harder for me to get than cyps.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Stephen
 
What are the dimensions of your 60G? May not have the footprint for either featherfins or haps/peacocks.
 
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im trying to figure out the same thing, I've already done Mbuna, Tanganyika, and just recently all male peacocks which really bothered me because they ended up always kind of nipping at each other , I dont know if i had enough rocks or too many... very frustrating.

I guess that's how African Cichlids are in a 60 gallon tank, not much you can do about it. I feel like my males always want to prove dominance in such a little tank. I may go back to South American small species but colorful like Bolivian Rams and Angels,roseline sharks.
 
Kayzee said:
im trying to figure out the same thing, I've already done Mbuna, Tanganyika, and just recently all male peacocks which really bothered me because they ended up always kind of nipping at each other , I dont know if i had enough rocks or too many... very frustrating.

I guess that's how African Cichlids are in a 60 gallon tank, not much you can do about it. I feel like my males always want to prove dominance in such a little tank. I may go back to South American small species but colorful like Bolivian Rams and Angels,roseline sharks.
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Yeah, the main reason I stopped mbuna was they would nip each other at best, and kill each other at worst. It made it impossible to introduce new fish into the tank.

If I gave them enough cover, they kept breeding hybrids and the cover made it impossible to remove them without disrupting the tank--and the concept of 'controlled overcrowding' is a nightmare to maintain too.

I've thought of going outside the Africans too, but I know so much about them from years of keeping them, books, and study that I'd have to start from scratch--so I'm leery of that.
 
Not a lot of helpful ideas from me but my advice is to stay away from featherfins with a 60 gallon. Mine did fine in a 180 gallon and a 90 worked but just barely. A beautiful fish they are, but do not chance it with a 60.
 
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