Any success mixing Haps/Peacocks/Mbuna?

[SCZ28]

I recently had my 120g tank free up(my F1 trimac died) and want to set up an African tank. I have mainly kept SA/CA cichilds in the past but never an African tank. Looking through all the fish I like a mix of all of them but it seems mixing the 3 is not a good idea but going species specific or Hap/Peacock male tank.

With the tank being decent size is there any way to make a mixed setup work assuming similar diets for the fish selected?

Any input is appreciated.

 

[mahemaheman85]

haps are ok to mix with peacocks but mbuna should pretty much only be kept with other mbuna, have you considered maybe a group of fronts??

 

[SCZ28]

haps are ok to mix with peacocks but mbuna should pretty much only be kept with other mbuna, have you considered maybe a group of fronts??

The guy who I bought my 240g from had it setup as a Front tank and it was nice but not what I am looking to do.

 

[BarroomHero]

I have an all male hap/peacock tank, with the exception of 2 mbuna. I have 1 male yellow lab and 1 male Rusty cichlid, everyone has been getting along fine but I have only had the tank up for about 2-3 months. For the most part mbuna are too aggressive for haps and peacocks, but my to mbuna are very mild mannered.

 

[jhutch]

I have mixed mbuna and haps, haps and peacocks, and mbuna and peacocks. The mbuna and peacocks was a mistake as I lost most of my peacocks. The mbuna and haps was a good mix because the haps were to big to really be bothered by the attempts of the mbuna to harass them. I still have a tank with haps and peacocks mixed and they are doing great.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

we have a tank that has mbuna mixed with haps, but the haps definitely get pushed around. ideally, I wouldn't mix mbuna with haps, but if the tank is large enough no harm in trying.

 

[mike dunagan]

I tried on many occasion in many tanks with many different mixes. All failed.

 

[ibr3ak]

Same here, all mbuna but yellow labs were way too hyper in a peacock tank.

 

[roombo]

my tank is 3 months old, no aggression and all have fry

 

[Pagan]

I've had all three in my 75 for over a year with no problems. But, I firmly believe that I was just lucky and got unusually mellow Mbuna's. I think I have the only Red Zebra that will run from peacocks/haps half his size.