Schooling Fish For A Tanganyikan Tank

[Faythee]

I have a Frontosa, Regani pair, Calvus, and a Brichardi. I am looking for a school of fish to inhabit the mid to upper portion of the tank. Any ideas ? I would need to order them and have to know what I am looking for. I did find some Featherfins locally, but they didn't look too healthy. Thanks !

 

[kiriyama]

Compressiceps , Lake Malawi Haplochromines , would have suggested the calvus and brichardi but you have already got them , did see neolamprologus lelupi in with a big group of malawis , I know they are smallish but they were holding there own and very active , although do frontasa prefer slower moving fish ?
As you can tell I'm no expert but hope it helps a bit

 

[kiriyama]

Sorry , PARACYPRICHROMIS NIGRIPINNIS very attractive , CYPRICHROMIS LEPTOSOMA I think the leptosoma are schoolers

 

[Faythee]

The Leptosoma ! That is what I was looking for. Thank you. I should have mentioned that my Frontosa is only about 3" so smaller is fine and what I was looking for.

 

[doresy]

Shoaling? Mid-water? has to be Cyprichromis Leptosoma

 

[lalo99]

I would not add any types of Cyprichromis or paracyp. Fronts eat cyps in the wild. Any cyps would most likley be eaten when the fronts mature.

 

[broessle]

I have a Frontosa, Regani pair, Calvus, and a Brichardi. I am looking for a school of fish to inhabit the mid to upper portion of the tank. Any ideas ? I would need to order them and have to know what I am looking for. I did find some Featherfins locally, but they didn't look too healthy. Thanks !

The mbuna Pseudotropheus acei loves swimming on the upper half of fish tanks and as far as mbuna go they are very mild manored. They aren't neccisarily a schooling fish, but I have three of them in a 75 gal and you always see them swimming to gether. Also they're get a nice purple color which is rare for mbuna

 

[broessle]

o. they're malawi cichlids, but should work just fine with your tangs.