New African Cichlid. Habitat arrangements
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The tank is 36x12x16 ,30 gallon + 8 in the sump.
600 GPH flow thru trickle filter.
250 GPH hob.
3 native Iowa creek chubs.
1 pair yellow labs.
1 pair of pseudotrophious elongatus.
75 gallon 48x 18x 18 in setup phase.
My question is about providing more structure than the fish can claim as territory.
The mbuna are 1 " long. At first they all hid under the moss carpet away from the , hungry dominant male.
So I put some plastic under it so I could see if they were all still alive.
I am considering a profile cross section. With heavy milk jug type plastic welded together. That will extend from the surface too the bottom and go half way across the tank.
It would stair step down. With the cross section view from the front.
I am thinking that if the fish can't see each other they can't fight.
I have read a lot recently about mbuna's and would like to work around their agresion with out packing the tank full of fish.
Thanks
The tank is 36x12x16 ,30 gallon + 8 in the sump.
600 GPH flow thru trickle filter.
250 GPH hob.
3 native Iowa creek chubs.
1 pair yellow labs.
1 pair of pseudotrophious elongatus.
75 gallon 48x 18x 18 in setup phase.
My question is about providing more structure than the fish can claim as territory.
The mbuna are 1 " long. At first they all hid under the moss carpet away from the , hungry dominant male.
So I put some plastic under it so I could see if they were all still alive.
I am considering a profile cross section. With heavy milk jug type plastic welded together. That will extend from the surface too the bottom and go half way across the tank.
It would stair step down. With the cross section view from the front.
I am thinking that if the fish can't see each other they can't fight.
I have read a lot recently about mbuna's and would like to work around their agresion with out packing the tank full of fish.
Thanks
Provide lots of rock work with caves, there will always be aggression with them but if you have enough caves and nooks and crannies it will be easier for them to escape
Also where in Iowa are you?
Also where in Iowa are you?
The Fish king seams too think he owns everything.
Playing hide and go seek. Keeps him from constantly harressing the singe female.
Water is 78f, and constant. The creek cubs spend 3 months every summer at around 80F. They won't be reproducing I am sure with out a cold spell. The cichlids will probably stress them out.
I'd be surprised if they actually had a constant hit of 80F all year, especially in creeks with constant water movement and differing depths. As with all NA fish, constant high temps all year round has some fairly ill effects on them, and I am speaking from experience having kept a fair variety over the last several years.