Overstocking?

[fishfishfish]

cant you over stock a malawi tank and the fish are okay.if so how many can i put in a 40 gal.have about 6 varied and 1 rubbermouth plec



happy holidays to all

 

[fishfishfish]

no one?

 

[Matty]

usually, you overstock malawi tanks so that the aggression is spread out between the females. As for stocking levels for your 40g, i have no idea.

 

[fishfishfish]

i no i have 6 malawi in my 40 about how many more can i get

 

[ARXC08]

It sort of depends of what kind of malawi's you have. So what kind of do you have?

 

[freddyk]

Your looking at about 8-10 Malawis in a 40 gallon tank, but it also depends on the shape of the tank - if you have a tall tank you may only be able to keep the 6, but if you have a long tank then you can probably do closer to 10. And of course since malawis range from 2" to 24", you'd want to make it clear what type of 'Malawi' you have. The numbers I gave are based on average mbuna.

 

[fishfishfish]

i have smaller like red zebra,1acei,iyellow lab,and 1 i dont know prob hybrid.looks like a small red zebra male

 

[fishfishfish]

any1

 

[rixy]

i have a 55 gallon long with approx 18 malawi's/tanganyika's.mine all lived together at my lfs and with the exception of 2 tropheus sp black kiriza's having a full on fight to the death,everything has been really good.i have added some more malawi's from another fish shop approx 6 weeks ago and they have all settled in fine.i read all the time,reading and learning about what fish go with what fish.lots of mine are a single specimen to avoid fighting/bullying.a really good malawi site is malawimayhem.research the fish that you like.how big do they getwhat do they eatshould i get 1 male and 3 females of the samethere are lots of guide lines for malawis of fish that should work together,fish that may work together,and,fish that wont work together.socolofi's are nice,as are yellow labs.

 

[fishfishfish]

in my 40 i have 6 malawi and a pleco.4 red zebra possibly 2 male 2 female or 3 male 1 female,1 yellow lab female,1 blue acei gender ?,and the rubber lipped plecto

i wnat to put in male + female blue ram,1 jewel, possibly a small green terror,and a small synodontis.i have live plants,doing well,and a fairly rocky tank with arogonite/white sand in the tank


would this be a good crowding situation.


PS.i really want blue rams

 

[rixy]

i've got 3 jewels in my tank with my various malawis/tanganyikans.only been in the tank a week.ok at the minute,but too early to make a recommendation.the green terror is a definite no no.

 

[fishfishfish]

o how about the others?

 

[rixy]

the best syno's to add are the petricola and the multipuncatus.they are expensive though at approx £30 each( ouch ). live plants no good in the long run as they will either get uprooted all the time,or,eaten.

 

[fishfishfish]

ionly bought very hardy plants and they arent getting uprooted anymore

why cant i do a green terror

o should i buy a nother yellow lab and acei

 

[fishfishfish]

but why cant i put in green terror.get to big huh.i was also thinking of buying another acei and yellow lab.opposite sex.