Dixon1990 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Hi we have a malawi electric yellow (think hes a male) in our large tank with green sevs, angels, a geo and some gouramies.But he is starting to get too agressive for the other fish. So i thought i would set up a smaller tank just for him and maybe another electric yellow, also if i do this i would be able to give him the right ph and temp etc for his species, WHat would the smallest tank that i could house him in with a female? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Hi You cant go wrong with anything less then a 3 footer. Gives him some room to move and incase you intend to add any other fish in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Ok i might be having to get rid of him. As he is getting to0 aggressive for the tank he is in and we only have enough room for a 2 footer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 You could get away with a pair or 3 in a 2ft.. If you wanted you could just stick the single one in their would be a boring live but yeah you may get away with it Probably better to get rid of him to someone who has a bigger african tank he can go into with more of his own kind to scrap with and hopefully get lucky.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bOi Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 i have 4 females and 1 male.. in a 6ft.. and other species too.. if you want to keep them, 2ft is alright as i keep some of my stock in them sometimes for a while.. But if you are keen on selling them etc I wont mind taking a few more.. The only reason i think he is aggressive is maybe he is in the "mood" :lol: But i have a lot of other malawians that probably settle his aggression down a bit hehe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 i have a two foot tank with 9 africans in it. i have 3 electric yellows & 6 electric blues. they are only around the two inch size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 lol but if you keep them in a tank that small when the dominant fryeri matures you will end up with one fryeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 lol but if you keep them in a tank that small when the dominant fryeri matures you will end up with one fryeri they are destined for my 200L tank in the next month or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 lol thats good to hear I haven't kept adult fryeri before but they're supposed to be pretty agro.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 they are noted as midly aggresive on the species register of chichlid forum http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=1257 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Really hard to generalise a fish as to how aggressive or not aggressive they are I guess.. Ive just read things on the forums on their who knows like I say I haven't kept them before guess you get rogue ones.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 lol thats good to hear I haven't kept adult fryeri before but they're supposed to be pretty agro.. have you got juvies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 They aren't to agro. My dom male used just want one cave and the surrounds of that. Every dom male I have had has been the same. They want to spot in the tank & the surrounds. So if you are outside that zone, they are quite nice to the others. Any that don't get the hint :roll: get hammered. Therefore Ryan is right, 2 ft tank would mean the others would end up with the top far corner :lol: Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bOi Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 hmM now where would I put my 16 fryeri's in... :lol: 16 caves.. hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 They aren't to agro. My dom male used just want one cave and the surrounds of that. Every dom male I have had has been the same. They want to spot in the tank & the surrounds. So if you are outside that zone, they are quite nice to the others. Any that don't get the hint :roll: get hammered. Therefore Ryan is right, 2 ft tank would mean the others would end up with the top far corner :lol: Frenchy so one dom male means party in the corner! hmM now where would I put my 16 fryeri's in... 16 caves.. hahah with a 6 footer shoudn't be a space problem :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Actually my Peacock boys are far more argumentative in my Malawi display, the fryeri seem much more laid back.. it's actually rather laughable, I haven't seen my fryeri pack any punches at all, it all comes down to the D. comp and the Peacocks, and the fryeri just sit back and watch from afar :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bOi Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 with a 6 footer shoudn't be a space problem :lol: heheh, they are in my 3ft now.. growing up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 hmM now where would I put my 16 fryeri's in... 16 caves.. hahah Why? Do you have 16 dom males? :roll: Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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