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| Sorry I'm posting so many times. The forum keeps timing out. Is my ph good for neolamprologous brichardi?
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Your pH is fine for brichardi, but they can't be kept with the fish you suggest (they are very aggressive). They should probably only be kept with other Tanganyikan cichlids and perhaps synodontis catfish and a handful of other fish. I have a pair that viciously killed all their tankmates.
With your parameters, the impressive tank size, and your parent's preference for colorful fish, I think mbuna may be just the thing. They are aggressive though, and must be stocked very carefully.
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| since you have the space i would say a red tail and either two bala sharks or a irradescent shark but both of those get to about three feet and are mostly herbiovores another that might work best is the brown and yellow spotted perch as they get around 5 inches and only eat things smaller then them. the final fish i would say could work is some bushy nose plecos as each one ranges between 4 and 7 inches depending on the bushy nose species
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| Thanks. Maybe not the brichardi, then. I just read an article about freshwater "sharks", that mentioned that bala sharks are schoolers. Maybe a few, but they get kind of big. I've seen them in large LFS' that were quite large. Maybe a red-tailed shark? Which of the two get to be that big? If I can find a couple of bushynose plecos, I'd definately consider them, since I've read nothing, but good things about them.
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| Mbuna might be possible, but I don't know if they want a bunch of different kinds of fish or a lot of similar fish. The 90 gallon tank we had was filled with a variety, so, I'm kind of assuming that's what they want. I'll have to ask them, before i can get back to you on that. Anybody have any ideas on some hardy, larger, schooling fish, that would go well with some larger omnivorous/herbivorous catfish, and bushynose plecos? I've read so much, about so many different kinds of fish, that I get them confused, and forget eventual sizes. Thanks, so much!!! They are Neolamprologus brichardi's, I'm almost positive. I looked them up on the web, and the pictures look identical.
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The thing to consider about mbuna is that there are hundreds of species, and tons of variety available (every color imaginable, along with different sizes and shapes). Add in a couple synodontis multipunctatus and you have a tank with lots of interest.
As for large, hardy schoolers, congo tetras, rosy barbs, denison barbs, and giant danios are a few that spring to mind.
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| Umm. Sorry to get a tiny bit sidetracked but would someone clarify something? When i was doing some research a while back, the book said not to use well water. is this true or not?
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Start a new topic. That could require some discussion and we don't want to hijack this thread.
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| I started a new topic, in case anyone had anything to say about well water.
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