Lake Malawi Cichlids

[gems2209]

ok, so my dad has these fish but is very over stocked now they are getting near full size , i am getting a new tank next week and was thinking of taking some off his hands, my question being are there any plecs or larger catfish of any type that i could put in with these, i really really want want a plec, and this is the only thing putting me off having these cichlids.
Sorry to go on

oh and i dont really want it to be a huge bottem dweller eaither, new tank will be 240l.

 

[james41683]

ok, so my dad has these fish but is very over stocked now they are getting near full size , i am getting a new tank next week and was thinking of taking some off his hands, my question being are there any plecs or larger catfish of any type that i could put in with these, i really really want want a plec, and this is the only thing putting me off having these cichlids.
Sorry to go on

oh and i dont really want it to be a huge bottem dweller eaither, new tank will be 240l.

if the google conversion is right 240 liters is about 64 US gallons, you could have a few pictus cats or some of the smaller synodontis species, both work well with africans. for a plec, i would get a bristlenose, the stay a good size. what type of cichlids are you getting?

 

[gems2209]

well not sure of all the names yet as i said taking some off my dads hands, will have to check the names with him.
they are lake malawi think i am taking on around 6 and i know that 2 are cobalt blue zebra, and a male and female blue peacock, not sure on the other 2

 

[james41683]

well not sure of all the names yet as i said taking some off my dads hands, will have to check the names with him.
they are lake malawi think i am taking on around 6 and i know that 2 are cobalt blue zebra, and a male and female blue peacock, not sure on the other 2

if you want a more active catfish i would get 2 or 3 pictus cats, they like being in groups and are pretty active. i have 2 syno. longitrius(sp?) and they stay hide 99% of the time

 

[Matt_northants]

Syno. Pertricola And Syno. Multipunctatus both work nicely, I prefer Petricola personally.

 

[caboose_122]

synodontis eurpterus are great catfish for malawi tanks any pics of the unknown fish so you can get an id?

 

[gems2209]

thankyou all very much, will be reading up on all the catfish u have suggested. I dont have any pics of the fish yet as they are still at my dads, my tank is too small and not picking up the new one till next week. if im still not sure what they are when i get them dont worry i'll be rite back nagging again.
At least it gives me chance to read up on it all now