Hey everyone,
as i told larry last week i am growing out i show tank full of young malawi males. I would like your oppinions on what to do. this is what i Currently have and know. I know that the all male malawi show tank doesnt seem to be sucessful unless you grow them from juvies when they first start colouring to sort out all the dominecy issue when there young and grow with it to keep from fighting. So here is what i have:
2 german red peacock, one at 2.5" and one at 3"
2 copadichromis Borleyi (mbenji) at 3"
1 usisya peacock at 2.5"
2 koningsi regal peacocks at 2.25"
1 Super Sunshine Peacock at 1.75-2"
1 Albino Lemon Jake at 1.75-2"
1 Mdoka Flametail at 1.5-2"
1 bi colour 500 peacock 1.5-3"
those are all currently in a 45g tall
here is what i want to add
2 midnight mloto 2.5-3"
1 Steveni hongi peaocock. 2.5"
1 Lethranops Nkhata bay 1.5-2"
1 Champsochromis Caeruleus 4"
heres where i want your oppinions. do you think that i should add the champsochromis becuase they grow pretty big and hes already quite a bit bigger then the rest. will he prohibit the smaller guys from colouring up?
I have heard that lethrinops will only fully colour when they are in a species or very peaceful tank. Is this true, especially becuase he will be the smallest and he has just started to show nice fins and blue in the face, gold body.
I expect to find a few more ontop of what i have and want to add. I think i am just gonna through the group into the 220g alone that way they have tons of space to grow and make territories etc...
I'd like some feedback on what you think.
Brad
Once these fish split there tails,,,that's it!
It may casue enough damage to leave a permanent scar or imperfection.
Yes,you can thow them in together for a while,but if showing these fish is going to be the end result then sperate them before they start fighting.
Ron houses all his show fish in seperate 20 gallon tanks,that's why they are so good looking!
The Champ is a predator,if he decides he's going to kill one of your peacocks,you won't know until you see the body.He needs to be in with other large haps of his own size.
In 20 gallon tanks,you can also rotate them with groups of females for spawning.
Cheers,Larry