Stocking sugestions?

[nickmax5]

ok I have a mixed african and american tank I was wondering if any one had stocking suggestions?

Current residents:

African cichlids:
Chipokae
Johani
Red Peacock
Sunshine Peacock
Blue Ahli
2 Frontosas
3 Yellow Labs
Malawi Eyebiter
Ob Peacock
Ob Peacock/Eye biter hybrid
2 Kribensis
2 jewel cichlids

South american cichlids:
1 texas cichlid
3 blood parrots
2 female cons
1 unknown Eartheater
2 Firemouths
1 Cuban cichlid

Catfish:
2 Feather fin Synodontis
3 pictus catfish
Royal pleco
common pleco(will be replaced with somthing else)

Other fish:
5 Giant Danios
2 Tinfoil barbs
4 Clown Loaches

 

[Sic_Maggot13]

first off, what size tank? and get rid of either your central or africans, yes it may be of right now but when they get older there will be fatalities trust me

 

[nickmax5]

currently 140gal will be upgrading to a 500gal soon

 

[addicted2cichlids]

id personally divide all the fish! keep the africans (malawi's separate from tangs) in one tank w/ the plecos and cats. the americans in another.

 

[bauer]

Yep... the best consideration is to split them like told before... your tank can turn into a little iraq lol...
Good luck!

 

[nickmax5]

Thanks for the sugestions Ill have to keep an I out and see if splitting is the =best option

 

[Sic_Maggot13]

yeah that would be the best idea, and that way you can have like 3 different tanks, one in each room! haha and you can get more fish that match with the tanks

 

[nickmax5]

Ok I know im gonna sound stupid but........ which africans are tangs and which ones are from malawi?
EDIT: also where should the barbs, loaches, and danios go?

 

[Jason_S]

Malawi:

Chipokae
Johani
Red Peacock
Sunshine Peacock
Blue Ahli
3 Yellow Labs
Malawi Eyebiter
Ob Peacock
Ob Peacock/Eye biter hybrid

Tanganyikan:

2 Frontosas (these do much better in a colony rather than just a pair)

West African:

2 Kribensis
2 jewel cichlids


as for the central/south americans you have, I'd say you'll need at least a 125 gallon just for them, and keep an eye on the texas and cuban because each can get rather aggressive...especially the cuban. and I'd keep an eye on the eartheater because that one is probably going to be the most docile so just be sure it's not getting picked on too badly.

 

[nickmax5]

Malawi:
I'd keep an eye on the eartheater because that one is probably going to be the most docile so just be sure it's not getting picked on too badly.

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