Stocking thoughts...demasoni?

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Ok I have been pandering for my 125 gallon that I am setting up for my grandfather. I think I have a good idea what I want to do with bits of the stocking as fas as mbuna go.

Acie
Labs
Demasoni

Now I know in these three species that the demasoni is the major aggressor, with the Acie and the Labs being very laid back. My hopes are that the Dems will just keep to themselves (group of 12) so the Labs will be ok and the Acie will simply be at the upper levels of the aquarium. Also, in this tank I would like to add some Haps and Peacocks. So the question is would the dems basically turn my tank into a death pit? If not what mbuna would have a diet that could mesh with peacocks haps?


P.S should I just drop the acei? Would they take up swimming room for the haps and peacocks?
 
Had 8 of 'em in a not-quite-40 gallon tank, they died off one by one, I though aggression and I just couldn't get enough of 'em in there to spread it out, etc. (as per advice from this site). Got down to the last one, it died with the same symptoms... so it wasn't aggression. Don't think it was the water either, since all my other fish do fine, and the tank had been established for a long time ..

That being said, I'd definately put them in, if I could afford to (lfs had an empty tank wtih a $9 tag on it, I called once a week to see if they were in, they finally got in and were at $20 each...) and was a little more self-confidant about them doing well...

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Had 8 of 'em in a not-quite-40 gallon tank, they died off one by one, I though aggression and I just couldn't get enough of 'em in there to spread it out, etc. (as per advice from this site). Got down to the last one, it died with the same symptoms... so it wasn't aggression. Don't think it was the water either, since all my other fish do fine, and the tank had been established for a long time ..

That being said, I'd definately put them in, if I could afford to (lfs had an empty tank wtih a $9 tag on it, I called once a week to see if they were in, they finally got in and were at $20 each...) and was a little more self-confidant about them doing well...

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Dems are pretty sensitive to Malawi bloat. They need a diet rich in vegetable protein.
 
Bleh I am so torn. I went from Mbuna, then to Haps and peacocks, then to All male Hap and Peacock, now leaning back to Mbuna. Such a desperate situation.
 
For demasoni you need a large group,12 at the minimum for it to work,ideally 3-4 males 9-15 females.Less than 12 and they usually end up killing each other.Yellow labs are a good choice to go with them,that combo is often used.

My 125g has 18 demasoni 14 yellow labs A quad of labeotropheus trewavase"mpanga red" and a quad of labidochromis hongi super red top.Its an awesome tank.:headbang2
 
Yes I second not mixing the two....
 
that's a decent size tank though...I think you would have enough space to 'scape it adequately for mbuna and peacocks (one of the probs is the peacocks like a lot more swimming room and are not so flexible, so not as enjoyable for them to scoot in out and around the rockwork.

I think you could try the demasoni in the ratio discussed above and the labs; that's a tried and trusted combo...and a few male Peacocks, with the usual effort to avoid similar colourations.

as with any African set-up, you need a Plan B (either a tank to move fish that are not thriving/too disruptive, or a good agreement on returns with the store).
 
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