GreekStylez Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hi All , Just wondering whether an all male Aulonocara tank is a good idea? It is obviouslt for a display tank with rocks and hiding spots. Would there be a peaceful to semi-peaceful environment with limited hastles, or am I asking for trouble? Would they maintain their colour? Kepp in mind this will be an ALL Aulonocara tank. There only tank mates are a gibbi a pleco and two clown loaches Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 they will keep thier colour if already coloured but if not they will take longer to colour. keeping a colony it better IMO as the 1-2 males show off the best colour to the females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 They will retain their colour, but will not show the vivid colours of a male displaying to a female. It's a pretty peaceful tank usually and you can have quite a few fish in there as they don't need territories as such. However one male will usually become dominant and keep the rest in check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 G'Day GreekStylez, I've kept a basically all male Aulonocara tank for the past 15 months or so. The aggression factor is pretty much fine, apart from a few minor sqabbles they get along fine. In my situation not all of the males have coloured up. As is the case with any colony of fish there are individuals that are dominant. In my case about three Peacock's show beautiful colour and have increased dramatically in size whereas the subdominant fish have basically stayed in their juvenile form (small size, no colour, although they do have egg spots). What you could maybe do is buy a group and wean out subdominant fish. Remember this is just the behaviours I have had. An all male tank does work but as mentioned the drawback is that you don't get the enjoyment of watching natural male-female shenanigans. Best of luck mate, they are beautiful fish, Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I keep an all male peacock/hap tank. Whats already been said is just about spot on IMO. They will all colour up eventually.......just not quite as bright(no breeding dress). And it will be a very peacful tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekStylez Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 To all who have reponded, Thankyou very much for your information. It has assisted me greatly in making my decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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