Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Would a 91cm x 39cm x 30cm tank be alright for some african cichlids like electric yellows or neolamp. Pulchers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 You can do a pair (or what would turn into a colony of pulchers or brichardi). You could do a couple of jullies and some yellow's.. It would come down the temperment of the individual fish, I have heard of demasoni's being kept in tanks this small and working I think the cichlid-forum article recommends 90 x 45 x 45 for 12. I am considering sticking my colony of demasoni in a 3ft tank and seeing how they go because im sick of pulling the 540L tank down every weekend to catch holding females.. However I probably wouldn't recommend it as your tank is only 100L and you have nowhere else to put them if it goes wrong.. Go for a 4ft and your options increase I guess it depends if your willing to upgrade the tank later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananalobster Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I have four electric yellows in my 3ft. Although the foot print is larger at about 45 x 45. They are happy and the females are always holding . You could always try it if it doesnt work its just an excuse to get a bigger tank :lol: win win situation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yeah yellow's are always good, I brought a bunch of fish off trademe once, turned up and got the shock of my life.. There was 4f 1m yellow's (breeding) a huge giraffe female (15cmish) and 2 male peacocks happily living in a 60 x 30 x 30cm tank next to this guys bed, have also heard of people keeping all sorts of things in 3ft tanks but probably wouldn't recommend it unless your willing to accept it may just be a grow out tank if things go bad and have breeding nets or spare tanks to rescue fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I might go for electric yellows maybe 3-4? Mainly because i know someone that breeds them and i can get them at a small size like 2cm. When they are still 2cm could they be kept with other fish like kribs or tetras? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 You could keep them with kribs/tetras its not recommended though, electric yellow's are one of the most peaceful africans I have seen them in some random setups doing fine, but they do prefer hard water with a high ph which tetras dont.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 what ph do the yellow like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_labido.php Once the yellows get realy big you may have to get a bigger tank or sell them. They can get pretty big. Demasoni are a good choice for a smaller tank. You could keep a group of 12 Dems in that 3 footer easily. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 How do i raise the ph to 8.2?My tap water is 7.2. And for filtration how many lph would i need for a internal filter foir this size tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 lol yeah I love the demasoni they're wicked yellow's do take forever to get very big... If you do want demasoni let me know will have a heap of them ready to go in a month or so Yellow's being rift lake african cichlids like a high ph and hard water They will adjust to lower ph's if they have to being so many generations off wild caught but most of us like to try and get the ph up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yea Demasoni are definately my favourite :lol: And if you want some, get them off Ryanjury. His ones are awesome and all the fry are perfect! good price too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 So how many lph would i need to filter this size tank? I have a 800Lph internal and a 600lph internal to use. Should i use both or just the 800? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Both The more filtration for any fish the better You don't NEED to raise the ph to 8.2 but you could stick some baking soda in to bring it up a bit Im sure all my tanks are just below 8 some probably a bit lower and the fish are all happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 is there a gravel you can buy to raise ph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Crushed coral, lime chip (make sure its pure), argonite (sp?), limestone rock, crushed oyster shell's in your filter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Could i keep these in here? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=125830513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Just read this reply, don't keep zebra's in a tank that small.. Well you could but I wouldn't stick anything but zebra's in there and expect some to get beaten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Could i have 2-3 Aulonocara Maleri and 2-3 electric yellow in this tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 i going with 4 2cm maleri and 4 electric yellows. And when they get bigger i will get a bigger tank or sell one species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Do you think 2 hoplos could go in this tank with a few electric yellows and or aulonocara maleri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I will be setting this tank up in the next week, COuld 4-5yellows and 4-5 Metriaclima callainos be kept in this tank until they are about 6-8cm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Might be alright, watch the cobalts as they get bigger though, my big male is one of the bosses in my 540litre tank... lol always a good bet to stick fish that stay small (like demasoni) in smaller tanks But they should be ok as a grow out tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 What size tank would the cobalts need eventually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Depends how much you like your other fish, zebra's are pretty nasty have had people get rid of zebras out of 6 foot tanks because they've taken over half of it.. But have also had people happily keep them in 3-4ft tanks its upto the fish I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I think i might just stick with the yellows then, as i probably wont be able to upgrade in the next 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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