How many Labidochromis caeruleus should be maintained in a 50 gallon tank with no other kinds of fish? Thanks.
MM, The site says,”If it is kept in a mbuna community, the tank should be overcrowded to reduce aggression and territory formation.” in a 50 gallon tank, what does intentional overcrowding mean in terms of total number of fish? Thanks.more info here...
Labidochromis caeruleus (Caeruleus) — Seriously Fish
www.seriouslyfish.com
Thanks for the info. If I did want to add another hard water fish to a tank of Yellow Labs, what would work best?Yellow labs are an anomaly among mbuna. For the group, they are the least aggressive member, along with Iodotropheus sprengerae, that I kept. I actually liked them!
If I had a 50, and if I had hard water, and if I wanted to go that route again, I would buy six. I would scape the tank with lots of rocks and caves, and sit back. Within the year, they'll have filled it for you.
And their babies are very cute.