My Stocking List

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Tank rio 180 with fluval 405 and fluval 2 internal

Yellow labs x 8
elongatus usisya x 6
hongi x 8
zebra OB x 6
jalos reef x 4
and red spotted b/n x6

I am going to stock all as juviniles 1"
Obviously as fish grow gender ratios and stocking will be reworked
Does anyone foresee any problems or got any advice
cheers Mark

 

[dthoffsett]

With your tank size you should be looking at a maximum of 12 - 15 adults and no more than 2 adult bristlenose plecs. IMO a 4ft is really the minimum though I know several people have kept them in your type of tank, just make sure you have very good filtration (at least 8-10 times per hour).

So either you'll need to cut down on the number of species you are going to keep or only have trios of each.

 

[Realtree]

With your tank size you should be looking at a maximum of 12 - 15 adults and no more than 2 adult bristlenose plecs. IMO a 4ft is really the minimum though I know several people have kept them in your type of tank, just make sure you have very good filtration (at least 8-10 times per hour).

So either you'll need to cut down on the number of species you are going to keep or only have trios of each.

Yep - as they grow and mature I intend to thin out the numbers
My filtration is 10 - 12 per hour
Does anyone foresee any species related problems ?? I have researched the species in the list but I am unsure about possible colouration issues as this is my first attempt at a malawi set up .
Have been advised that stocking them all as small juveniles will cut down on aggression problems