"Christopher Kollmann" wrote in message
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Hello,

I'm starting a 55 gallon Mbuna tank. After doing some research,
especially on www.cichlid-forum.com, I was thinking of stocking the
following mix of fish:

4 Labidochromis caeruleus
4 Pseudotropheus socolofi
3 Synodontis multipunctatus

Will these fish get along together? Is this stocking level good? The
tank is heavily decorated with rocks, with many hiding places. Any
other suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Chris Kollmann


I generally put mbuna into larger tanks (70g+) so they don't get on each
other's cases too soon, however Labs are fairly mellow (on the mbuna
scale of aggression ;~), and Socolofi are dwarfs (though testy). It
sounds like a nice mix. You could put some ditherfish in there too, to
bring the mbuna out more and to give some color/activity to the upper
portion of the tank. Since you have yellow, blue and black, how about
some Tiger barbs (green, albino or even regular). If you want to stay
with the African theme, some Julies or Lamp. Brichardis would work too,
though they can sometimes reproduce faster than desirable.
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