Planing to set up a 75 gallon tank for yellow labs !

[s420merc]

Do i need to anchor the rocks with glue this is my first tank with chiclids i dont want the rocks to move around

 

[GaryE]

It depends on the shape of the rocks. I would avoid doing that, because no Malawi tank set up is permanent. You will find you have to move things regularly, to get debris out and to adjust as set ups need to be improved. No one gets it right the first time, and even if you can, the fish will force changes.

 

[s420merc]

It depends on the shape of the rocks. I would avoid doing that, because no Malawi tank set up is permanent. You will find you have to move things regularly, to get debris out and to adjust as set ups need to be improved. No one gets it right the first time, and even if you can, the fish will force changes.

So dont glue the rocks down to each other also how many yellow labs in a 75 gallon can i fit and would 2 aqua clear 110 be enough filtering

 

[GaryE]

That would be plenty of filtration.

Here's a wild suggestion - get six. They don't eat their young, and they will breed like mice. If you are patient, it won't take long til they fill a 75, and you'll have the satisfaction of raising them.

 

[s420merc]

What is the max amount of yellow labs adults i should have in a 75 gallon

 

[gwand]

Figure average adult size of labidochromis caeruleus is about 4 inches. One inch of fish per gallon of water. So about 18 fishes.

 

[Uberhoust]

I used to raise yellow labs in my previous home (I had hard water there). I handled the rock situation by placing the rocks in the tank first on a thin geotextile mat to protect the glass, with all rocks large enough that the fish cannot move them, and you cannot knock them over when you service the tank. Then I put in the sand and gravel, this way when the yellow labs move the gravel or sand it doesn't make the hardscape become unstable. Glueing rocks together never worked for me.