Mbuna Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 hi all,i am setting up a standard 2 foot tank for my parents this weekend.what would you guys suggest to put in the tank? im thinking along the lines of africans and something that doest need that much attention. i relise its too small for most mbuna.thanksHarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Hi Harry -One group from of any ONE of the following species would be fine.Julidochomis spp. (they are all good - and suitably sized)Neolamprologus multifasciatusNeolamprologus (Lamprologus) ocellatusNeolamprologus brevisHTH - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledonmainstreet Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Hi Harry. Another thing to think about is when you decide to upgrade your tank to a much larger one (we all eventually do :D ) you can still use the 2 footer for a quarantine/hospital tank. It's always wise to have one at the ready to acclimate new fish, and quarantine diseased/stressed ones. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 hmmm...what about L.freibergi??They are a small Mbuna and a nice little group with some rockwork could be housed in a 2ft. You can have a B/N that way, to help keep the glass clean.As far as the amount of maintenance I think that will depend more on your folk's and the filtration, than the fish.As long as they do not over-feed and and do the basic stuff(water-changes and gravel-vac, etc, etc) the hardy little Lab's should be fine.Get a Good canister, that is bigger than you need, for minimal maintenance or a AC300-500 if they don't mind the extra work of more frequent filter-cleaning.Something to consider.HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbuna Posted December 3, 2003 Author Share Posted December 3, 2003 thanks guys, your replies are much appreciated i am stting the tank up for my folks up in queesland (cairns) so theirs not much to choose from although a little shop is opening up on the weekend which specialises in cichlids so i will check them out.the filtration consists of an undergravel filter with powerhead on the uplift tube and i have told them they will have to do a water change every 2 weeks or they will die!!! :o (this always gets people to do waterchanges :lol: )thanks againHarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I think N.brichardi would fit in nice extended filaments on the fins and breed like rabbits, fry carewith no work to raise the fry which they could sell to the local LFS L2H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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