Super Haps in a 125

[darthodo]

I have a standard 6-ft 125 that I want to become my "super hap" tank. I'm at 15 fish now and they are half grown. I'm moving my smaller haps to a 90 gallon eventually but the 125 I plan on leaving in the following:

1. Aristochromis christyi (Malawi Hawk)
2. Buccochromis nototaenia
3. Nimbochromis venustus (Giraffe Cichlid)
4. Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus (Fusco)
5. Placidochromis milomo (VC-10)
6. Tyrannochromis macrostoma
7. Dimidiochromis kiwinge
8. Exochochromis anagenys

I have heard from some other folks on other forums and talked to a few experts on big haps and they think it will work fine to keep these fish in this tank long term. I cannot upgrade and that is out of the question. The tank is filtered with a Rena XP4, 2-AC 500s, and a HOT Magnum. I do two, 50% or more water changes each week now.

 

[Dykemyster]

Hi!

Good to see you posting here. Of course, you already know my thoughts on this subject, hahahahah.

Erik Dyke

 

[allegra]

Good luck on the project. I'm doing something very very similar. I don't have #7 or #8 and I swapped out the venustus since it was too aggressive. In their place I put in 2 male N. polystigmas and 1 male livingstonii. I also put in a small S. fryeri (electric blue). Their all about 3-4 inch now and in a grow out tank.

 

[darthodo]

Hi!

Good to see you posting here. Of course, you already know my thoughts on this subject, hahahahah.

Erik Dyke

Yep. I hope to post some pics here soon. I figured a site called Monsterfishkeepers would be good for a super haps tank. Did you see the post where I put up pics of some of the haps on this site?