What size tank for a Malawi aquarium?
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When you do a variety of fish you want to do all male and no look alike fish. With only peacocks, once you get a blue, a yellow and a red...how many other colors are available that would not look alike?
In a 90G I like 12 adult males that mature at six inches or less and look nothing alike. If you do haps and peacocks, you will capture most of the colors/shapes.
I'd save the 225 for bigger fish or a variety mixed gender groups...how long is the tank? A group of foai!
In a 90G I like 12 adult males that mature at six inches or less and look nothing alike. If you do haps and peacocks, you will capture most of the colors/shapes.
I'd save the 225 for bigger fish or a variety mixed gender groups...how long is the tank? A group of foai!
The 225 for the Malawi sounds fantastic. An all male peacocks and hap is a sight to behold. I've had no trouble finding 20 fish that looked different enough to not cause aggro problems. You may need to shuffle fish around a little bit. I had a Blue Dolphin that wanted to murder anything blue, but after he was gone, I've had no problems. A 225 also allows you to add some of the bigger, peaceful haps like the Star Sapphire or the Protomelas Spilonotus
Ok so as a cichlid newbie here, what I’m looking for are peacocks and haps, and try to avoid mbunas? I see thewetspot had a huge variety of what they label as “other Malawi cichlids” and a list of “peacocks”.
Also my local aquarium clubs always have African cichlids for sale at the auctions and swaps. But I have to figure out what I’m looking for. I know some species have females that are just as colorful as males.
Also my local aquarium clubs always have African cichlids for sale at the auctions and swaps. But I have to figure out what I’m looking for. I know some species have females that are just as colorful as males.
Some Mbuna have colorful females. Females of haps and peacocks are drab. This is why you go with an all=male tank. Well some do, I prefer mixed gender groups even with haps and peacocks.
If you want colorful females and mixed gender groups then think in terms of 4 species with 1m:4f of each in a 90G. Avoid the most aggressive mbuna like auratus, kenyi, johannii, etc.
What is your one must have Lake Malawi fish? We can suggest other species that would do well together.
If you want colorful females and mixed gender groups then think in terms of 4 species with 1m:4f of each in a 90G. Avoid the most aggressive mbuna like auratus, kenyi, johannii, etc.
What is your one must have Lake Malawi fish? We can suggest other species that would do well together.
I don't want any drab fish, I already have enough tanks of drab fish. I want a show tank. I also want to not have to worry about aggression issues, because I want to be able to relax when I'm looking at the tank.
Well I really like the "jelly bean" type of thing where you have a ton of different colors in one tank, I think I want to do a bunch of male peacocks.