Mixing Possible?

[pumh]

hi, with my 29 gallon i'd like to do a malawi tank but i know thats not the best mix lakes but i was wondering can i do something like this?

3 yellow labs
2 brevis (already have in a ten so no biggy if i cant do this)
some other small shellie most likely multies or similis
possibly 4 brichardi
and/or pair or so of julies?



if i can do this i already have the brevis, i have found a person that has multies for sale that come with 4 brichardi (not sure if i have to take them though), and i have one yellow lab that i had attained for free.

open to suggestions too.


all and any advice is great thanks, pumh

 

[kiriyama]

Tank is to tight sor so many, Tangs are different fron Malawi, they need more room, if you have Brevis already and that amount I wouldnt add any more bottom dwellers/shellies,
If you want to stock the 29gall, I'm guessing it to be 36"x15"x15" ? forget the labs and stock it with Juies, are the brichardi you mention lamprologines , i.e. neo. brichardi ? if so you could mix them with the Julies, the Julies will also need lots of rockwotk to climb over, TBH I don't know about Malawi but 29 sounds tight(ish)? , hopefully one of the cichlid folks can advise on Malawi better, I would set up a Tanganyikan tank, more interesting behaviour, with neo brichardi they will raise nultiple generations of fry
But then I'm biased, sorry to #101## on your parade , I hope this helps

 

[11gatorgal11]

Definitely agree with a 29g not having enough room for a malawi tank. The smallest I would go for a malawi tank is 40g.