Mscott19833 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi guys I have a 48"x14"x18" (approx 203.7lt or 52.4 gallon) and am wanting to put in Pseudotropheus Socolofi (Powder Blue Cichlid) & Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow) My questions are, 2 Species Tank. - How many of each should I stock my tank with? (if it were only these two species) - If i was going to have a three species tank, how many of each should I get.. Which out of the two species should I add first? -Will these two species cross bred? And finally - What is a good tank mate for these two species I could use for a third species, or a nice center piece fish which would be compatible. All suggestions, advice and ideas are greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 as per your other thread a 4' x 14" x 18" std tanks is limited because of the footprint wider is better as height isn't a major factor with these fish for a tank this size you would look at 6 to max of 10 of each species IMO as has been advised in previous posts there is a risk of hybrids when not using a species only tank or a Hap / Mbuna 2 species set up but I have seen Yellows and C Moori cross so this is never fool proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mscott19833 Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 8 minutes ago, Link2Hell said: as per your other thread a 4' x 14" x 18" std tanks is limited because of the footprint wider is better as height isn't a major factor with these fish for a tank this size you would look at 6 to max of 10 of each species IMO as has been advised in previous posts there is a risk of hybrids when not using a species only tank or a Hap / Mbuna 2 species set up but I have seen Yellows and C Moori cross so this is never fool proof In your opinion which species should go into tank first? And what m to f ratio's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I would look at adding them together, but if it was one or the other the Yellows first unless you are buying sub adult or adult fish it's a guessing game to sex ratio when you buy them what you would like to have is 2 males and the rest female of each species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mscott19833 Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, Link2Hell said: I would look at adding them together, but if it was one or the other the Yellows first unless you are buying sub adult or adult fish it's a guessing game to sex ratio when you buy them what you would like to have is 2 males and the rest female of each species Thankyou very much for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 if you buy as fry under 5cm size try to get 10 -15 and grow them out then weed out the extra males Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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