Thinking Abt Going Bk 2 Malawi's

[seanie112]

hi there had malawis before but didnt have bristlenose then i have L182 ones
thinking abt going bk to malawis so wld like to know can i keep the bristlenose L182 in with them or not
i know they like different water
let us know as if i cant will not turn my 77x17x18 ins tank malawis

and will just used my corner tank 252ltrs and sale the common bristlenose that i have in there as wld like to keep thegroup of L182 as i like them more then the common ones

hope u can understand this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

[Pleccy]

Some people keep bristlenoses with malawis, but I wouldn't recommend it myself, because of the different water quality requirements like you've mentioned and also due to aggression, mbuna would probably finish off a bristlenose.

 

[seanie112]

i did think that ill post wot fish will be having they will only be fry as my m8 breeds them and i can have some from him at the moment have fish in my tank one of my tanks will become malawi tank depends wot one it will be

 

[Raoul Duke]

I have 3 plecs in my tank with my cichlids, a bn, a Leopard frog plec & a brown dot plec with no problems whatsoever.

 

[seanie112]

in my tank 77x17x18 ins
eheim pro 3 2080
air pump 6 out lets 840ltrs hour
300watts rena heater
loads of bogwood
loads of caves
gravel

royal pleco x3
clown pleco x4
bristlenose L182 x 12
other fish is
mollys x3
gubbies x4

 

[Raoul Duke]

19 plecs?....Wow.

Anyway, if you are going to go with Malawis, I'd lose the bogwood.

 

[seanie112]

yes m8 but will have to have one or two in there becuose of pleco but i have another tank that has bristlenose in common ones may turn that tank in to a malawi tank that way only need to sale the bristlenose and other common fish as thats a good size tank corner tank is 252 ltrs

 

[rossyboy]

Kept Malawi and Tanganyikan... always had at least 1 bristlenose and never had a problem.

Infact, i recently lost all my fish in a tanganyikan setup due to the water board changing pipes in my area... but the bristlenose still survived!

 

[kj23502]

seanie,
You need to clean up your typing. It's hard to read.

Anyways, I feel the common consensus is YES bristlenoses are ok w/mbuna. Do I have them yet, no, but intend on getting 2 albino bn's after I switch the tanks around.



Kj