Stocking

[Skydz]

3 Auratus two regular. one albino. Either a Maingano or a Electric Blue johanni. Peacock cichlid i believe hes orange with brown spots, kinda like a cow. Electric Yellow. 3 zebras i believe, two orange one blue. and one venustus. a rainbow albino shark 2 cories and three black khuli loaches. i didnt mean to get the cories but i was told to get 4 more to make em happy. with the two now they luckily all get along. i have three filters running on my 55 gallon two heaters two air bubblers. i was wondering if what i have now are over stocked already?

 

[Malawifan]

A strange combination you have. The mbuna will harras the peacocks. I wouldn't put anything in that tank apart from mbuna. The zebra can get quite aggressive when fully grown and will kill most of the other species. Prepare for ww3. And the auratus are very aggressive have a look on youtube. Killing machines.

 

[Skydz]

poop... hahaha

so everyone is all good except the peacock? cause i onl;y have one.

 

[Malawifan]

Like I said look at auratus they will clean your tank out.juvies will be ok till there fully grown.i have mel. Chipokae in mine bought 5, 2 left now. They will attack anything ill, weak, or below them in the pecking order. Do some more research. People put vids on youtube of them fighting for fun. It's a learning curve.

 

[Skydz]

any one know which cichlid this is. is it a peacock

 

[Malawifan]

Not sure could be a hybrid?

Not sure could be a hybrid? Defo not a peacock they have pointy nose for a start.

 

[Yanks15]

Pretty sure they are Metriaclima estherae OB ( red zebra ) Beautiful fish!

 

[KevM]

You're actually understocked for Mbuna, believe it or not. The problem is you have made some very inappropriate stocking choices, in all honesty. I advise you decide now whether you want Mbuna or a community tank. There is no middle-ground on this one - your Mbuna are highly territorial and aggressive, and they will almost certainly kill the following:

Rainbow shark
Cories
Peacock cichlid

Your Kuhlis will likely disappear into a gap in the rocks, never to be seen again.

Then the Mbuna will turn on each other (if not before). When stocking Mbuna you need to match them well in terms of aggression. You should also be careful about mixing any that are likely to hybridize.

 

[Skydz]

so what is a good number to stock my 55 and what mbuna will go together

 

[Malawifan]

When stocking an mbuna tank stay away from species in the same group. There are many, anything that looks the same e.g. Colouring and barring. Aggression and size.
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=2

 

[KevM]

Have a look at this: http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/cookie_cutter_55g.php

 

[Skydz]

so i basically have 4 zebras,. a electric yellow, three arutus on of em is an albino maingano and a one venustus. i do not have a peacock. my mistake. is this an ok starting point?