Hi all, I've got a 75g tank that I'm wanting to turn into an African cichlid tank and I'm looking at some stocking options. I want to keep peacocks, just one species, which precludes me from keeping most mbunas. I'm wanting to know if anyone has experience or input on keeping peacocks with Tangs, such as Leleupi, juli's, and paracyprichromis/cyprichromis. I'm kind of trying to stay away from Haps and similar species just because they have a similar shape and appearance to Peacocks. I plan on having elaborate rock work as well as plenty open space and sand. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Mixing Peacocks with other species/lakes?
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You could try the smaller and more peaceful peacocks if they are available to you. Most people won't recommend mixing lakes but I wouldn't care as long as their temperments match somewhat.
That's kinda what I'm thinking. I'm not opposed to mixing lakes as long as their requirements are met and their temperaments will mix.
Some people have had luck with Vics and haps/peacocks but I feel that Tang fish are just so much different from Vics and Malawis, and generally don't work together.
i have a few peacocks/haps/mbunas in my 55.. some may think its overstocked, while others understocked.. but lets just say i have about 25 mixed malawis ( mbuna/hap/peacocks ) in my 55. along with two BN plecos and 8 or so dang danios.. annoying little suckers!! LOL
i would stay away from the tangs, i've tried a few different species in my hap/peacock tank and they never seemed to fit in. vics are a good suggestion. some of the more peaceful mbuna would work like labs, acei, and rusties. I would go with atleast one mbuna just to have color, since your only doing one peacock species you'll only have one colorful male and the rest would be bland females. theres a few vics that have females with alittle color.
I always keep haps/peacock with tangs, and they are great match. Tangs like to hang around rock and haps like open water. So provide rock pile for the tangs, and some open space for the haps, and they don't bother each other. I will stay out of mbuna as they compete the rock territory with tangs, and they are super aggressive to everyone.
Thanks for the advice. I'm reading up on the most peaceful mbuna right now to see what would work best without stressing out the Peacocks. As far as Mbuna go, the ones I would be interested in buying will come in at about 1-2", so they will all be juvies. Should I get multiples of a few species or one each of a few species?
Also, for a substrate I've got a bunch of unused bags of Caribsea Reeflake aragonite sand that was intended for a new reef tank. I've been consumed with freshwater tanks, so that won't happen for a while. Will this make a good substrate for Malawi fish?
I have an adult pair of sunshine peacocks 3 juvie yellow blaze hap 3 fire haps 1 buccochromis 4 inches. Also 3 synodontis petricola and 2 bn plecos. This is a 50 gallon decorated with texas holey rock. It is a very peaceful tank and I have 3 males of each group that are completly colored up. This is a very colorful and very peaceful tank. The peacock male does chase the others a little but no damged fins or anything. Plus he only chases until the fish goes to the rockwork. I will remove the less dominant fire haps and yellow blaze when they get some real size on them.