Malawi peacock tank

[Ruturaj Hagavane]

Finally decided to start a malawi peacock tank in my 75. I decided to go for overstocking route.

I got 12 peacocks so far
2 albino
1 dragon blood
2 unknown red
2 unknown blue
1 sunshine yellow
2 OB
1 mix of red blue
1 mix of orange blue

I got two haps as well
1 red empress (probably female and will go away if so)
1 electric blue

Some peaceful mbunas
4 yellow labs
1 yellow tail acei
1 yellow lab x kennyi (hybrid but peaceful so far)

And contreversial fish
2 blood parrots
2 bn plecos (1 albino + 1 standard)

Purchase location:
Aquarium co-op: 2 bn plecos
Denny's: electric blue hap, yellow lab x kennyi hybrid
Midway: OB, 4 yellow labs, red empress hap, 2 blood parrots
Sierra: dragon blood, orange blue, yellow tail acei
Petco: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 OB, 1 red blue, 1 albino
Amazon: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 albino, 1 sunshine

Sorry about the names, I didn't get scientific names of all but they all look little different from each other even if I have added them as same color.

I am trying to keep it less expensive, so nothing more than $15-$16. I am thinking about getting 4 more peacocks. I am not sure where to get them from though? May be when midway and Sierra get new stock? Any suggestions so far on stocking?

 

[sir_keith]

Go to cichlid-forum.com to find numerous posts about stocking this kind of tank. My personal opinion is that this tank is way, way overstocked.

 

[Ruturaj Hagavane]

Go to cichlid-forum.com to find numerous posts about stocking this kind of tank. My personal opinion is that this tank is way, way overstocked.

Thanks, I had posted there in past, I posted again. I was searching youtube mostly and seemed like many preferred to overstock a tank (as many as 30 fish in 75).

 

[sir_keith]

Thanks, I had posted there in past, I posted again. I was searching youtube mostly and seemed like many preferred to overstock a tank (as many as 30 fish in 75).

30 Peacocks in a 75 is insane; yet another demonstration of all the nonsense that gets posted online.

 

[Ruturaj Hagavane]

30 Peacocks in a 75 is insane; yet another demonstration of all the nonsense that gets posted online.

Just saw his latest video, his advice changed from gallons - 10 divide by 2 to 18-22 for 75 gallon and now his recommendation is 12-14.

I am pretty sure some of my fish won't work well together and I will have to re-home bullies. I would like to end up keeping blood parrots and at least one bn pleco. I am pretty flexible on rest. Right now all look unique, except the 2 albino.

 

[Betty]

I would be worried about the blood parrots with Malawis. Even those "peaceful" mbuna can be quite aggressive as they mature.

 

[sir_keith]

I would be worried about the blood parrots with Malawis. Even those "peaceful" mbuna can be quite aggressive as they mature.

You have to go to his post on the Cichlid Forum (https://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=455245) to see why he can't re-home the blood parrots; it's pretty funny. Even so, you're absolutely right- Neotropical cichlids (any!) and Mbuna are an unhappy combination.

 

[Ruturaj Hagavane]

You have to go to his post on the Cichlid Forum (https://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=455245) to see why he can't re-home the blood parrots; it's pretty funny. Even so, you're absolutely right- Neotropical cichlids (any!) and Mbuna are an unhappy combination.

That's me

May be mbunas would go away if they become an issue.