double check

[Fish Fingers]

ok im just going to double check everything before i put my fish in my tank. my tank is a 250L (65 gallon) (48x18x18") which has a 1200 lph canister filter and a 700 lph internal filter on it. the fish i want to get are

4 Pseudotropheus saulosi
4 red zebras
4 cobalt blues or yellow labs (if my lfs doesnt have cobalt blues ill get the labs)
and 4 cichlids im getting from my friend. i cant remember what they are but they are light blue with a yellow dorsal fin(i think). the name was somethign like perspacecs.
1 bristlenose

im planning to put some large pieces od crushed coral in my filter(when i say large i mean about 3-4cm long) to help with my water levels.

does this all sound ok? am i getting enough fish to spread out the agression? will these fish be fine with each other?

Also do i need to add all my fish in at once so that they wont form teritories and will it matter if they fish are different sizes when i put them in or do they need to be around about the same.

any suggestions and help would be great thanks.

 

[freshmike]

Sounds ok to me ......the larger fish will territorize the tank until the others grow up.....but all seems like it will be ok. Who will do the cleanup for you? Gonna get some loaches and plecos?

 

[Fish Fingers]

thanks freshmike. im going to have two bristlenoses, will that be enough? im going to buy the biggest one i can get and im putting another which is currently in my 15 gallon when he gets a bit bigger.

 

[gixer]

not really any need for a 'clean up crew' in a mbuna tank to be honest. they eat like pigs and wont leave a single scrap of food, they also love algae.

2 bristlenoses might fight like mad...you may be lucky though

and just be careful with the pseudotropheus species you are going to keep as they WILL crossbreed.

 

[Fish Fingers]

i thought only the male bnoses would fight for territory? i should of said i am planing on getting a male and a female. also i have a piece of bogwood up each end for their homes to keep them away from each other.

 

[G_Sharky]

some loaches would be a great addition to your tank if you want some more colours..... Get a group of clown loaches or if you could get your hands on some Gold Burmese Loaches, they look awesome....

 

[Fish Fingers]

i was just at my lfs and ive realises the "crushed coral" is actually coral sand. i guess its the same it just looks like small bits of coral. here is a pic:

if the picture has shown up does it look alright? do u think it will put salt into my tank?