New tank set up

[ruyuna]

Hey! So it's been a really long time since we've had a tank with any cichlids. We're doing a 55gal rectangle tank. Can anyone let me know if they've had experience with the following cichlids and if they can live together just fine. I've done a bit of research so far, but the planning stage is what's happening now.

All Male starting at 1-2 inch:
Apache Peacock
Lemon Jake Peacock
Taiwan Reef Cichlid
Albino Firefish
Benga Yellow Peacock
Eureka Red Jake
Blue Neon Undu Flavescent
Lethrinops Intermedius
Lupingu Ivory Mloto
Sulfur Head Peacock
Super Red Bushynose Pleco
Featherfin Catfish
Redtail Shark

Thanks in advance!

 

[Colin_T]

I don't suppose you have scientific names for the fish?

What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?

What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply?
This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website (Water Analysis Report) or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).

 

[ruyuna]

I don't suppose you have scientific names for the fish?

What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?

What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply?
This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website (Water Analysis Report) or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).

I don't have any water in the tank yet, or any of that information. We're in the early planning stage. We're at least a month out from even getting the fish.

As far as the scientific names I can get them later once I'm home.

 

[Wills]

I'm in the research stage of an Mbuna tank but from what I know of Peacocks it looks good to me - one or two that might be a bit close such as the Apache and the Sulphur Head and the Flavescent and Benga Yellow but might be different enough.

I'm torn on the feather fin as they are not from the lakes, they are from a riverine setting but they do well in hard water - I do worry about their dorsal feathers getting nipped too - have you considered any of the other synos like Petricola or Multipunctatus?

Wills

 

[ruyuna]

I don't suppose you have scientific names for the fish?

What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?

What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply?
This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website (Water Analysis Report) or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).

Here's the scientific names and we might be skipping the aulonocara hybrid as well as the jacobfreibergi:
Aulonocara Hybrid
Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi (Undu Reef)
Protomelas sp. Steveni Taiwan
Aulonocara sp. “Firefish Dragon Blood”
Aulonocara Baenschi
Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi Ottor Point
Aulonocara stuartgranti “Undu Reef”
Otopharynx tetrastigma
Copadichromis trewavasae Lupingu Ivory Mloto
Aulonocara Maylandi
Ancistrus sp. "super red pleco"
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

 

[ruyuna]

I'm in the research stage of an Mbuna tank but from what I know of Peacocks it looks good to me - one or two that might be a bit close such as the Apache and the Sulphur Head and the Flavescent and Benga Yellow but might be different enough.

I'm torn on the feather fin as they are not from the lakes, they are from a riverine setting but they do well in hard water - I do worry about their dorsal feathers getting nipped too - have you considered any of the other synos like Petricola or Multipunctatus?

Wills

We're changing from the featherfin for sure

 

[Wills]

We're changing from the featherfin for sure

Its interesting because I really want one too! One of my favourite fish and they get rehomed so often because they change from the little network pattern fish when they grow.