peacocks and mbuna??
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i wouldn`t do that if i were you. Mbuna are much more aggressive then peacocks and they prefer different habitats, mbuna rocky outcroppings and peacocks prefer open sand beds with some cover. It could possibly work but i would not try it in a 55 size tank. But there is a similar group of haps called protomyleas which are similar to peacocks bt are much more robust. If you wanted to try you could possibly add a male protomyleas as it is far more likely to work then an aulonocara
i know lfs means that thanks i was asking what one as we both live local to each other.
While they can get along, the two come from different settings so it really is up to you. If you're asking if they're going to kill each other, your answer is no. If you're asking if they'll all be happy with each other, that is questionable and is different for each individual fish.
You could, I have a female sunshine peacock living with mbunas. Strangely she is the dominant fish in my tank lol. No one messes with her, I have red zebras, yellow labs and Acei with her
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It all depends.
The male Kenyi get super aggressive when they are fully grown in my experience. You might have trouble with them. I had a male Kenyi in a 180 gallon that tried to claim about 1/2 the tank for himself.. If there wasn't room for the others to retreat, they might've been injuried. When I put my hand in the tank, he would charge and bite it. I have had other Kenyi that were less aggressive, but they still claim a lot of space. So keep an eye on that, regardless of what you add.. I would not recommend a Kenyi in anything smaller than a 75.. Not to be harsh, just trying to warn you.
In general, yes, you can mix Mbuna and Peacocks. A lot depends on the temperment of the mbuna and the size of the tank.
The male Kenyi get super aggressive when they are fully grown in my experience. You might have trouble with them. I had a male Kenyi in a 180 gallon that tried to claim about 1/2 the tank for himself.. If there wasn't room for the others to retreat, they might've been injuried. When I put my hand in the tank, he would charge and bite it. I have had other Kenyi that were less aggressive, but they still claim a lot of space. So keep an eye on that, regardless of what you add.. I would not recommend a Kenyi in anything smaller than a 75.. Not to be harsh, just trying to warn you.
In general, yes, you can mix Mbuna and Peacocks. A lot depends on the temperment of the mbuna and the size of the tank.