Electric Blues And Electric Yellows

[australia]

can electric blues and electric yellows be tank mates?

 

[helterskelter]

yes i got plenty of then together

 

[australia]

cool, thanks alot, are there any special needs for these fish?

 

[helterskelter]

If their is enough space the yellows will breed very easily, and the blues are very difficualt to rear the fry.

Good water changes as ever and dont over crowed them or you have endless problems.

 

[australia]

great thanks alot, , what do u mean rear the fry?

 

[helterskelter]

Blues breed quite often but I find the fry are very difficult to as they get eaten or just die.

 

[australia]

okay, i order`d 2 electric blues and 2 electric yellows from livefish.com.au they will arrive tomorrow, what is the best way to introduce them into there new tank?

 

[dthoffsett]

Do you have scientific names? Electric Yellows are most likely labidochromis caeruleus, electric blues are a common name give to around 8 species. The fish you are interested in are african cichlids, they need to be in at least a 4ft tank, preferably 55 gallons or more. Here's a great article on keeping these fish and any further questions should go in the african cichlid section.

http/www.fishforums.net/The-Mbuna-Aquarium-t27706.html

 

[dthoffsett]

I checked out the website you listed, and the electric yellow is in fact a labidochromis caeruelus, the electric blue is a Sciaenochromis fryeri.

The bad new is that l.caeruleus is one of the herbivorous mbuna (rock-dwellers) of Lake Malawi, and the s.fryeri is a carnivorous hap (open water) of Lake Malawi. It is very difficult to keep the two kinds together for several reason, they have different feeding requirements, while l.caeruleus can handle a little more protein in their diet than most mbuna, the amount that the s.fryeri requires can lead to the l.caeruleus developing bloat; mbuna are also far more aggressive than haps, however haps generally grow larger, and if they reach their full size without getting killed, they can turn the table and kill the mbuna; mbuna live in rock caves and crevices in the wild, and need a lot of rockwork to feel safe, haps prefer open water, and need the room to swim, so a large tank is necessary.

I don't mean to sound so negative, but a lot of research is necessary to keep african cichlids successfully long-term. Please take a look at that article from my first post, and cancel your order if possible, until you are sure you can properly house and maintain the fish.

 

[australia]

great thanks alot