Hi all,
First off let me say that this site, among others has been very beneficial in setting up my month old aquarium. I have a 55 gal on a metal stand filtered by a Whisper 5 (used) and a Cascade 1000 canister. I changed substrates mid cycle from gravel to sand, and the tank has been cycled for some time now. My stocking list (which will need changes, I know) is as follows:
In order of size ranging from 4" down to 1.25" I also have put down the sex I think they are.
1 Psuedotropheus Socolofi (M)
1 Melanachromis Auratus (F) (Probably gonna ditch)
1 "Yellow Lab"(?)
1 "Red Zebra"(M)
1. Red Empress(F) No color @ 3"+
1 "christmas Fulu"(M) Color @ 2.5"
1 "Blue Frontosa"(?)
1 "Bristlenose Pleco" (M) "Horns" starting to grow
2 Pundamilia Nyereri (?) only 1-1.5"
1 Gold Face Comp (?)
My gold face comp doesn't belong I know, he really doesn't eat the NLS pellet I feed everyone else since he is an omnivore/carnivore so I will be returning him soon. Also I know the Front will outgrow the tank but I will have bigger separate "lake" tanks by then. How long till he outgrows the tank is I plan on overstocking the tank if he is at 3" now?
The tank itself will be slowly being converted into a real Mbuna/Malawi tank with much more rock and losing all the other "consumer" plants and decorations. Do you all see any problems with me getting some breeding pairs going with the current stock list? I don't want to have anything to do with breeding yellow labs, or the BP but what about all the others? Can they all get along without killing each other given enough hiding spaces with some rocks?
TIA,
Shaun
First off let me say that this site, among others has been very beneficial in setting up my month old aquarium. I have a 55 gal on a metal stand filtered by a Whisper 5 (used) and a Cascade 1000 canister. I changed substrates mid cycle from gravel to sand, and the tank has been cycled for some time now. My stocking list (which will need changes, I know) is as follows:
In order of size ranging from 4" down to 1.25" I also have put down the sex I think they are.
1 Psuedotropheus Socolofi (M)
1 Melanachromis Auratus (F) (Probably gonna ditch)
1 "Yellow Lab"(?)
1 "Red Zebra"(M)
1. Red Empress(F) No color @ 3"+
1 "christmas Fulu"(M) Color @ 2.5"
1 "Blue Frontosa"(?)
1 "Bristlenose Pleco" (M) "Horns" starting to grow
2 Pundamilia Nyereri (?) only 1-1.5"
1 Gold Face Comp (?)
My gold face comp doesn't belong I know, he really doesn't eat the NLS pellet I feed everyone else since he is an omnivore/carnivore so I will be returning him soon. Also I know the Front will outgrow the tank but I will have bigger separate "lake" tanks by then. How long till he outgrows the tank is I plan on overstocking the tank if he is at 3" now?
The tank itself will be slowly being converted into a real Mbuna/Malawi tank with much more rock and losing all the other "consumer" plants and decorations. Do you all see any problems with me getting some breeding pairs going with the current stock list? I don't want to have anything to do with breeding yellow labs, or the BP but what about all the others? Can they all get along without killing each other given enough hiding spaces with some rocks?
TIA,
Shaun
