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Old May 3rd, 2009  
Fish Helper
 
malawi mbuna cichlids and frontosas

ive just started to stock my 55gl, can i put a frontosa in with my malawis? not sure if i can have just 1 either.
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Old May 3rd, 2009  
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I wouldnt' put Frontosa's in with the Malawi. I would stick to on or the other. I know certain peacocks can go in with certain mbuna's like the Labs but really it's safest to stick with one lake.
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Old May 3rd, 2009  
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Yup! Why not? But must be done with care (who in there first, size differences, etc).
You could have more than one but not two. three or more is better as I dont believe in two unless of opposite sex (very very difficult task when young for C. frontosa). You may have to separate them/rehouse them in much larger tank eventually if turns out to be two of same gender, especially male.
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Old May 3rd, 2009  
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just been told no by my partner lol. il stick to my malawis. might get a few johannis tho if there ok together
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Old May 5th, 2009  
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"I know certain peacocks can go in with certain Mbuna's like the Labs but really it's safest to stick with one lake."

You mean one bio type, seeing as how the Aulonocara family and the mbuna both dwell in lake malawi.......

But anyways , a 55 gallon is too small for frontasa, they really need a 5 foot tank or larger.
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Old May 5th, 2009  
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I always thought the frontasa were more mild..can they keep up with the agression?
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Old May 5th, 2009  
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Originally Posted by josmoloco View Post
"I know certain peacocks can go in with certain Mbuna's like the Labs but really it's safest to stick with one lake."

You mean one bio type, seeing as how the Aulonocara family and the mbuna both dwell in lake malawi.......

But anyways , a 55 gallon is too small for frontasa, they really need a 5 foot tank or larger.

The alunocara family does reside in Lake Malawi however from a different area of the lake, and eats different foods than the mbuna. Most mbuna are veggie eaters. The aulonacara are meat eaters.
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Old May 7th, 2009  
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I relize that mbuna tend to eat more plant based foods but in the aquarium peacocks and mbuna alike will do well on a staple pellet(NLS,Hikari,Omega-oNE) as you might know....
In a large enough tank(6 foot plus) i have had little problems mixing them. No bloat, few deaths and minimal problems whatsoever....








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Old May 7th, 2009  
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Thats jsut it, I have always fed my mbuna spriulla flakes,veggies, and on a rare occasion a reg cichlid flake. None of that my peacocks would eat. They prefered bloodworms only.

The peacocks are from an open part of malawi whereas the mbuna are as their name is "rock dwelling".
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Old May 7th, 2009  
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All the peacocks should take any dry flakes ,be it veggie/spirulina or hipro. Even all the wild specimen I kept/bred had no issues with foods. I mainly used mixtures of AQUADINE DUROFLAKES but dont know if still around. Best flakes I ever encountered, imo.
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Old May 8th, 2009  
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Blood worms only sounds very unhealthy Mine take a mixture of all veggie and staple foods. The vid showed haps, peacocks and mbuna side by side, although the aquarium can hardly be compared to the wild........
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Old May 8th, 2009  
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And, most mbuna need more than just a veggie flake........
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Old May 8th, 2009  
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I gave the bloodworms to the peacocks because there is a type of mosquito larve that they eat in the wild. They would eat that, rarely veggies, and different meaty foods.
My mbuna get way more than just veggie flakes, they do get raw fresh veggies, and occasional cichlid flake. The majority of mbuna are herbivores.
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Old May 8th, 2009  
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mine will eat the kitchen sink if I put it in the tank...but they get beef heart, blood worms, shrimp, veggies, and omega one flakes
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Old May 12th, 2009  
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Thats jsut it, I have always fed my mbuna spriulla flakes,veggies, and on a rare occasion a reg cichlid flake. None of that my peacocks would eat. They prefered bloodworms only.

The peacocks are from an open part of malawi whereas the mbuna are as their name is "rock dwelling".
thats odd my peacock takes spirolina flakes readily and it nearly ever would eat bloodworms it never ate them so i stayed with spirolina flakes
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