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African Cichlid Compatibility (Ps. Socolofi) Kay-Bee 03-21-2005
Posted by Kay-Bee on March 21, 2005, 9:33 pm
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hi,

I have a 125-gallon aquarium (currently in the nitrite spike phase of
fishless cycle process) which I plan to stock with the following once the
tank has been completely cycled:

6 Yellow labs
6 Acei
6 Socolofi
1-2 Synodontis Eupterus

Will the Ps. Socolofi too aggressive for this mix?
I have read that a sole Ps. Socolofi in a mbuna community tank may become a
bullying tyrant, but will six Socolofi diffuse the aggression or only make
it worse (for the Acei & Labs)?

kendall



Posted by Happy'Cam'per on March 22, 2005, 8:49 am
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Hi Kaybee

I fell for these cute little blue Socolofi's too and save yourself the
trouble. If you have them in with that mix you will NEVER have a calm tank.
They WILL constantly hound each other. Malawi Mbuna suck :)

Try it and see :)......you can always take them back to the lfs or swop with
another fellow hobbyist at a later time. Keep in mind that short of
completely tearing the tank down Mbuna are extremely difficult to
remove!!!!!
--
Kind Regards
Cameron

> hi,
>
> I have a 125-gallon aquarium (currently in the nitrite spike phase of
> fishless cycle process) which I plan to stock with the following once the
> tank has been completely cycled:
>
> 6 Yellow labs
> 6 Acei
> 6 Socolofi
> 1-2 Synodontis Eupterus
>
> Will the Ps. Socolofi too aggressive for this mix?
> I have read that a sole Ps. Socolofi in a mbuna community tank may become
a
> bullying tyrant, but will six Socolofi diffuse the aggression or only make
> it worse (for the Acei & Labs)?
>
> kendall
>
>



Posted by Ray Martini on March 23, 2005, 3:02 pm
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Coralife makes a product called "The Trap". If your fish are food motivated
they'll swim right in and bang, you caught them. I had to catch Blue Damsels
for removal. Like a marine tank an African tank usually has lots of rock
work and crevices for the fish to hide out making it impossible to catch
them.

The Trap was the only thing that worked for me.

> Hi Kaybee
>
> I fell for these cute little blue Socolofi's too and save yourself the
> trouble. If you have them in with that mix you will NEVER have a calm
> tank.
> They WILL constantly hound each other. Malawi Mbuna suck :)
>
> Try it and see :)......you can always take them back to the lfs or swop
> with
> another fellow hobbyist at a later time. Keep in mind that short of
> completely tearing the tank down Mbuna are extremely difficult to
> remove!!!!!
> --
> Kind Regards
> Cameron
>
>> hi,
>>
>> I have a 125-gallon aquarium (currently in the nitrite spike phase of
>> fishless cycle process) which I plan to stock with the following once the
>> tank has been completely cycled:
>>
>> 6 Yellow labs
>> 6 Acei
>> 6 Socolofi
>> 1-2 Synodontis Eupterus
>>
>> Will the Ps. Socolofi too aggressive for this mix?
>> I have read that a sole Ps. Socolofi in a mbuna community tank may become
> a
>> bullying tyrant, but will six Socolofi diffuse the aggression or only
>> make
>> it worse (for the Acei & Labs)?
>>
>> kendall
>>
>>
>
>



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