New thread for my african tank. Would love some input

[AQUAMONSTER]

Ok so this is another thread for my first african tank. I think i have most of the fish identified. My stock is as follows.

1 bumblebee cichlid
1 bumblebee that may be a hybrid
1 yellow lab
1 red zebra
1 auratus

Thats what i have so far. What could i add to this tank. It will be a 55 then moved to a 150.

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

O I forgot to add that i have about $30 credit at the lfs I'll be going to this weekend

 

[boldtogether]

You could house 5-8 of each of those in the 55 easily. I would watch out for the Auratus though.
With Africans, crowding them somewhat will help with aggression, at least with the few that you mentioned. My experience with Auratus has been what could be described as horrific. These are demon fish!

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

i was thinking about either 2 more auratus, or 2 kenyi's

 

[Dobsie]

i was thinking about either 2 more auratus, or 2 kenyi's

Those are some of the meanest mbuna you can get. Both are demon fish.

 

[Blue2Fyre]

Bumble bees are also nasty! Some red zebras can be very aggressive as well. I would get that yellow lab out of there. They are too mellow to be with all of those super aggressive fish.

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

Really cuz my yellow lab chases my zebra around. All are small rifht now so if things go wrong i will take home out

 

[cichlidlover1]

i agrre on the arautus as for the rest of them they should be okay. i have 3 red zebras 1 bumble bee and 1 yellow lab along with various others in a 180gal and they all get along fine. All u can do is try and see what works best for u!

 

[AQUAMONSTER]

Well i can report that the auratus lives up to its aggression because my fiance bought another and it was killed by the other auratus

 

[Cleanbio]

male auratus and male kenyi mubana are very vicious be warned.