SparkyNat Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Ive got one tank set up as a african cichlid tank now we have another 500 l tank was going to set it up as another cichlid type tank is there any fish people could recommend? was thinking of peacocks cos i like all the bright colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Peacocks are african cichlids What do you have in your other tank.. Were you after different africans? Or different cichlids altogether.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyNat Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 yeah i know there africans, one tank is empty and the other has jags, oscars and different lake malawi cichlids. Dont mind if the new one has africans but just after the more colourful types. Any you can suggest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 lol I can suggest hundreds Have a look through my photo bucket I have a fully stocked 5ft tank with peacocks and haps and stuff like that in there also a few pics of peacocks that might give you some direction.. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/ryanjury/ Sounds like your other tank is a interesting mix does it work? Do you have mainly mbuna in that one? With your new tank did you want to breed and have babies to sell out of it as that limits your choices with peacocks, im mixing them in my tanks but only species I can tell females apart and no holding peacock females are stripped out of my tank they are separated and bred in species tanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyNat Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Yeah it seems to work well the funny thing is i have 2 gouramis in it also but only one death so far apart from all the neons . The pleco seems to be the psycho fish in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 GEOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyNat Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 would love to have them to breed and sell but i dont know if there would be much of a market as such down here. What types do you have in together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/who-ke ... 25027.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 So I have to start this with " I dont have as much experience as some..." But here goes...lol I would suggest that you pick a type ..Ie Tang mumba etc. Then (or first) work out if you want a display type tank ie you could just put a few males together or a spieces tank with a couple of incompatable (breeding wise) spieces in it. Once you have done that you can work out what fish are available...have looked around Dunners a few times and Invercargill and woudl highly suggest a few people on here to get fish from or a trip up to ChCh. You could also ask the local stores to look at teh "fish list" and see if they will order in for you. I would be happy to bring fish down for you as well as I travel your way often. HTH Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyNat Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Ryanjury what types of peacocks and haps do you have in the same tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I have heaps in the same tank you can stick most of them together but the most important thing to remember is you cant breed in a mixed tank the most spectacular tank you will ever seen is an all male african tank with a heap of peacocks and haps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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