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<blockquote data-quote="Seedy" data-source="post: 1020273" data-attributes="member: 10694"><p>For Malawi Mbuna, I'd say nothing smaller than a 55 gallon...a 75 gallon would be ideal.</p><p></p><p>As for water quality, you want hard alkaline water. Are you on a well or city water? Ever tested it? Limestone in the tank will help to buffer it, but most of our OK water is already "liquid rock" so if you are going "Malawi" then you probably wont have to fool with the chemistry too much.</p><p></p><p>What's your "goal" with the tank? A nice decoration? ...something educational for the kids?...breeding?...</p><p>Hybrids are a big issue with Malawi Mbuna...probably the most debated "hot topic" issue in Cichlid Keeping...so if your goal is breeding then more "rules" will apply than if you just want an interesting display tank.</p><p></p><p>A good rule of thumb for Malawi Mbuna is keeping them in ratios of 1 male to 2+ females...</p><p></p><p>..Same thing applies to most Malawi "haps" like Peacocks (<em>Aulonocara</em> sp) and Utaka (<em>Copadichromis</em> sp.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seedy, post: 1020273, member: 10694"] For Malawi Mbuna, I'd say nothing smaller than a 55 gallon...a 75 gallon would be ideal. As for water quality, you want hard alkaline water. Are you on a well or city water? Ever tested it? Limestone in the tank will help to buffer it, but most of our OK water is already "liquid rock" so if you are going "Malawi" then you probably wont have to fool with the chemistry too much. What's your "goal" with the tank? A nice decoration? ...something educational for the kids?...breeding?... Hybrids are a big issue with Malawi Mbuna...probably the most debated "hot topic" issue in Cichlid Keeping...so if your goal is breeding then more "rules" will apply than if you just want an interesting display tank. A good rule of thumb for Malawi Mbuna is keeping them in ratios of 1 male to 2+ females... ..Same thing applies to most Malawi "haps" like Peacocks ([I]Aulonocara[/I] sp) and Utaka ([I]Copadichromis[/I] sp.) [/QUOTE]
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