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    What Cichlids do you have?

    Ok I'll go first. Atm I have Maylandia Estherae, Cyrtocara Moorii, Labridochromis Caerulus, Melanochromis Cyaneorhabdos, Pseudotropheus Acei, Cynotilapia Mbamba, Pseudotropheus Kingsizei, Cynotilapia Afra Hongi Red Top and Synodontis Petricola. I have some juvies I'm growing on a tank full of blue dolphin fry.

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    Re: What Cichlids do you have?

    I used to be nuts on Cyphotilapia Frontosa, the species i kept and mostly had success with breeding were; Moba, Zaire, Mabilibili, Kigoma, Kavalla and Mpimbwe. I am thinking of starting again with a big shoal of Moba or Zaire blues again.

    I have also kept various Mbuna tanks, a Tropheus setup and a mixed Tanganyikan community.

    I was never really into the big new world cichlids though.

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    Re: What Cichlids do you have?

    why is it that everytime i see a cichlid tank it is always overstocked. lmao
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    Re: What Cichlids do you have?

    The thing about keeping Mbuna is that they do better when overstocked. It controls aggression that would occur if lightly stocked due to a strong male taking over the tank.

    Some of the big SA Cichlids can overstock a tank with a single fish, i have seen a large Oscar in a 2 foot tank, it could hardly turn around.

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    Re: What Cichlids do you have?

    Quote Originally Posted by ASD
    The thing about keeping Mbuna is that they do better when overstocked. It controls aggression that would occur if lightly stocked due to a strong male taking over the tank.

    Some of the big SA Cichlids can overstock a tank with a single fish, i have seen a large Oscar in a 2 foot tank, it could hardly turn around.
    yeah iv seen oscars and similar fishes(single fish) overstocked lmao they can hardly turn they look frozen fish food to me , (well they look still and dont move lmao)
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