De_Fishie Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Hiya,I'm new to this forum but have been reading great information here. I currently have a 3ft planted tropical tank and I've just scored a juwel corner tank, it's 190l, the straight sides are 70cm and it's 60cm tall. From corner to corner at the front it's 98.5cm. I've never set up a corner tank but thought it would look pretty sweet with a single species, either yellow labs, saulosi or metraclimia msobo. Has anyone kept any of these in the same sort if tank and and it work? Any advice from experienced mbuna keepers would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Can easily do a very nice little set up in there mate!(your tank is similar in size to a 3x18")....and it would look real nice in that type of set up(maybe a cave in the back and each front corner(these guys love their "zones!")...just go with the smaller group size(and not the larger mbuna) and I would have a nice little bunch of rocks that give a few caves and you should have no worries..mabye keep a little breeding group just the 1 or 2 boys and 3 or 4 girls...your two boys will always be having little arguments but I find if there is enough escapes and a bit of a cave network its ok and it keeps the tank active(line of sight as they say!)...girls will always be breeding etc..and your dominant male is always displaying(so looking his best)......just downsize/upsize group to suit and get a balance that works!...salousi is a great idea. ..or demasoni would be nice(bit more fiery and would help to have an extra few in there to balance out aggression ) if you dont mind them... love to see it mate when its set up!! ...me personally..I would do a little group of afra hara...very very pretty fish and great in a single species tank...cutest babies in the world..but yeah de_fishie love to see some pics mate once you go with something ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Fishie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks for the reply, I like demosoni but thought they might be too aggressive? The afra hara look nice too. Here is the current set up, the tank came with a few gourami and tetras, ornaments and silk plants. I ditched the ornaments and put in some rock but thought I ought to keep the plants for the gourami to feel more at home? I have no idea about them, they quite boring... I've got plenty more of the same rock... What about the gravel, is sand better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Yeah sand is a better substrate for mbuna, especialy crushed coral sand or argonite sand as they help buffer the water up high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I would like at something along the lines of Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei"(Msuli) and Labidochromis caeruleus. The Acei and Electric Yellows would make a great contrasting colour and are relatively peaceful species. Iodotropheus sprengerae is another peaceful species. Alternatively you could set up a single species tank and look at Pseudotropheus saulosi or go with Goldenswimmers suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Fishie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 The acei and electric yellows sound interesting, I hadn't thought of that. How many do you think would work in a corner tank like this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 1 male and 3 or 4 females of each species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Fishie Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Okay, thanks for the starting points. Lots more to read up on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Personally id go for P.saulosi. you get a variety of colour in the one species.2 males and 6 females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Saulosi is a great starting point. There are some great YouTube clips that will give you an idea of what a colony will look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Fishie Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 I really like saulosi, actually I have had a group in my 3ft tank, but they were pretty crumby quality and it just didn't work out. Maybe I need to source some better fish, it's hard up here in fnq... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidf Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'll ship you a box of fry, you can weed out the ratio you want and sell off the excess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Fishie Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Wow, thanks for the offer. I've got to get the tank ready so won't be sorted for a month or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Fishie Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Been doing some reading and I'm now thinking a planted tank with angelfish and rams might be more succesful... Will certainly post new questions about this idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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