50g African Tank [Archive]

AABatteries

08-01-2009, 09:51 PM

Well, we moved all our community out of the 50g long below the 55g. Right now its a lone orange african. We have a blue kenyi that we will be moving out of the 55g with the oscar. So, that will leave the oscar all alone again, might get another pleco for there.

I know we could get more africans, just wondering how many? Not really a cichlid person myself. :hmm3grin2orange: And what other fish could be kept with africans. I'm leaning toward some jewels, convicts, or maybe a severum or jack dempsey, in addition to the other africans.

AABatteries

08-01-2009, 10:41 PM

Bumpage!

Maybe a salvini would work.

kaybee

08-02-2009, 01:57 PM

African cichlids are best kept with other african cichlids, and more precisely, african cichilds of the same grouping (so mbuna's with mbuna's, etc).

You could probably stock 10-12 mbuna's in a 50gal if the tank length is approx 4ft.

Crispy

08-02-2009, 02:02 PM

convicts, severums, and dempseys are CA/SA and won't do well with africans... at least not in a 55 anyways. Kaybee is right, they gotta be kept with their own kind.

Northernguy

08-02-2009, 02:11 PM

It would make a cool tank but they are right! Its only a dream tank!
I have always wanted a frontosa ,oscar tank.

Mith

08-03-2009, 12:37 AM

I probably have 40 in my 125...everyone seems happy.