Stocking My 55 Gallon

[bwarn13]

hey guys. so i just got my 55 set up. its currently at 8.o ph and 80 degrees. i have a rainbow that outgrew a 29 gallon and now im moving him to the 55. i also want to add 7 or 8 african cichlids to the mix. the problem is i dont know who gets along with who. any help picking fish would be great. preferably an all male tank also because i dont want breeding. finally, i saw a crawfish at my lfs. would it be safe with the cichlids and rainbow? would the cichlids and rainbow be safe? THANKS

 

[Yanks15]

Hey, not to sure about that stocking. Not to sure how things would go with putting anything else with African Cichlids, although you haven't mentioned which ones.....Mbuna, Peacocks, Haps, etc. I keep Mbuna and it is not a great idea to keep anything with them except other Mbuna. I know other people keep male only Peacock tanks and they look very nice. I don't know at all about what other fish you can keep with them so hopefully someone else will come along and help out. Good luck.


Thanks,
Steve

 

[xXKratosXx]

There are few african cichlids that thrive in the pH you mentioned, with the exception of mbuna. Most mbuna only tolerate other mbuna and even still you have a rather aggressive tank. I would stick to one type of african cichlid in your tank. such as mbuna or peacocks, or haplos. I wouldnt intermix them