coxy87 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 hi all!!! after some help to accomadate my hex tanks which use to have mbuna but now have out grown the tank and moved them to the 5x2x2 tank!!!! thinking shell dwelller tangs? any ideas on which species and how many of each?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanke Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 hi go with the shell dwelller u only need 1 pair and in no time u have lots of them lol yanke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Some sand sifters, cyps and Shellie would go well something like occies, xeno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Some sand sifters, cyps and Shellie would go well something like occies, xenotalapia sp. and some malasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy87 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 what are malasa's? could you give me some full species names please? maybe something i can pick up at the auctions this weekend?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I would have to say that if your Mbuna have out grown it then sandsifters or Cyprichomis wont be suitable. Most shell dwellers require floor space, what is the dimension of the floor of your tank? Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy87 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 allmost 2 foot wide and 2 foot in length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 yeh sorry didnt read your first post throught you were stocking the 5x2x2, yeh definately wouldnt put sand sifters in, although paracyps would be ok with a pair of occies, melagris, multies, ect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 shellies would be good if u could actually find anything other than brevis! i aggree with yanke get a pair and breed them up! (like im trying to do!) Cooder PS: if u no sources that stock gold occies and are able to post to CQ then please PM me... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CThompson Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 although paracyps would be ok with a pair of occies, melagris, multies, ect Occies are a small fish with a big fish waiting to BUST out, when they do, the girl will most likely be dead. Paracyprichromis nigripinnis would be good (I see you live in Panania - I have some nigs for sale if you go that way http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=48435). And Brucem has Neolamprologus similis http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=48401 for sale and they and the nigs would go well together and the tank's size would be okay. Some smaller Cyprichromis (Malasa) would be okay but they require more swimming room than your tank has really, and they are a little more fiesty than nigs but may be okay. I have a similar sized tank, a 100 L octagonal tank, and this is what I've done; http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=48432 http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=48545 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy87 Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 that hex tank looks awsome craig!!! id love to see mine like that!! i havea male and female elongatus mpanga in mine and the female is constantly holding eggs but always seems to loose them with the stress the male gives it!! so never seem to get any fry by leaving it for them to do it the natrual way!! i cant strip her or isolate her because i have no fry tank set up as yet which is a shame,(she has help 3 times in the past month or so!!) also have two albino greshki's in there! id love to put some of the species you have mentioned in there but i just dont want to tank out the mpanga's or get rid of them, cause i dont think they wont go well in my 5 foot tank which have 5 x red zebra's (metriclima's) 5 x acie (musli point), and 5 x electric yellows and 2 x moori dolphins but all species are young.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Why wouldn't the mpanga do well with your other mbuna? Providing you have adequete areas for each male to establish a territory they will be fine. Shell dwellers will not be compatible with mpangas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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