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    Melanochromis Johannii

    2 and they were both blue a 473 litre tank...WOW..very nice :good: its totally up to you, but even in a tank that big, these fish will cause you trouble..its what they are all about again, i can only speak from my experience, i have many diff types of malawi , and rest all seem A ok...but...
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    New Tank

    Hey all havent been on here for a while, have just been enjoying my fish ,and have upgraded my tank :hyper: I now have a 150litre 4ft tank with 16 fish in.. 2 x Psuedotropheus demasoni 2 x Labidochromis caeruleus 1 x Psuedothropheus acei white tail (Ngara) 1 x Labidochromis hongi ( red...
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    Melanochromis Johannii

    Hey there.. imreasonably new to malawi's , but have had some experience with johanni. I have a 150 ltr 4ft tank with 16 fish usual sorts , demasoni , yellow labs etc. i had 2 of the dreaded johanni's and honestly wished i didnt bother , all they did was stress the other fish out , constantly...
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    Some Pics Of My Tank Now Its Matured

    WOW Thats one of the best Mbuna tanks i have seen yet, excellent job and the foam background is a fantastic idea 10/ 10 from me Damn now im jealous..... :( :good:
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    What Do You Think The Most Wonderful Mbuna Species Is?

    I went for the crabro I love the one I have, hes a right cheeky chap always fisrt up for dinner too...lol
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    New Mbuna Tank

    I have a 3ft 120 litre tank ( but looking to upgrade soon - only for the reason it will provide them with more space and allow me to have a few more) http://www.fishforums.net/content/African-...479/Mbuna-Tank/ have a read of my bottom post, may give you some more help
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    I've Got Two Africans...looking For More Ideas

    im just explaining the experience i had with johannii they were the most agressive fish by a long way in my tank even though people say they are the least agressive of the melo's from what i gather fish do definately seem to have personalities, and i think the agression levels are particular...
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    I've Got Two Africans...looking For More Ideas

    Johannii are considered the least agressive of the melonochromis breed , i had 2 in my tank with demasoni / labs / crabro and they ruled it.. constantly chasing the others so i returned them to LFS. since then the tank has become alot nicer place..
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    Walmart African Cichlids!

    Maybe they could be colour feeding them ????
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    Yet Another Noob Here

    have made some changes to my tank..and added some more fish posted some updated pics here... http://www.fishforums.net/content/African-...479/Mbuna-Tank/
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    Mbuna Tank

    Thanks I am becoming very happy with it so far , i want to add a little more height to it with a few more smaller rocks, but its almost where i want it now. I cant comment on how many to have, some say 12 demasoni's or a single specimen, it seems malawi's are alot of trial and error hopefully...
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    Mbuna Tank

    I have recently got some new fish and added them to the tank, I had to get rid of the melonochromis johannii ( they got too big for their boots ) thankfully my LFS are very good at taking fish back. at the moment all the fish i have seem to get on very well. I have had a small change around...
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    Best Rock To Use

    a good thing to find out first ... test the PH of yout tap water , this will also help you with what you can add to your tank for EASE of upkeep later. I have a tap water PH of 7.0 , Mbuna need approx 8.0-8.5 , i asked my LFS what they would recomend and ocean rock is very good at bringing up...
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    Some Advice Needed

    Hey Well i seem to have 2 demasoni's that are either very good at pretending to be something else... or they keep the violence at bay until im asleep....lol the two i have are fantastic fish, very quiet , and couldnt seem to give a stuff what i put in there with them. they get on fine with...
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    Mbuna Tank

    Thanks for the answer I guess it could be going ok then as my nitrate's are at about 50 at the moment, after a water change drop to about 25 ( ish ) so from what your explaining thats not too bad. as for the johannii, when i visted my lfs i explained exactly what fish i had and asked them...
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