Xenotilapia melanogenys - 115 gallon will it work?

[geoff_tropheus]

I am looking to put 10 of these in my 115 gallon once I move out the Tropheus Annectens.

For those that have some experience with these fish, or read on them, would a group of 10 be happy here?

115 Gallon - 60" x 18" footprint, PFS, almost no rocks, 2-80W T5s 12K White Actinic, 2262 and 2217 Eheim filtration.

Let me know your opinions...

Thanks,

Geoff

[geoff_tropheus]

Fish gets 5-6"

[geoff_tropheus]

[madugo]

i never had any experience with this..but i did do some reading on them...
i think 5 feet tank should be ok...
but how many males are you planing to put in there?
i think 1 or 2 should be good?

[geoff_tropheus]

I am looking to get a group of 10, and I need to confirm the ratio's

I was thinking something like 4M 6F or something along that lines.

[geoff_tropheus]

In what I have seen they make some pretty big pits but I dont know if I can get less males without jacking the price up. Who knows...never hurts to ask

[gotticgs]

the ones I have are
Xenotilapia ochrogenys

well I think Tim and me have these they are verry addicting like tropheus and run in the same price range

they are pretty aggressive and mine are barley breaking 2" I am afraid to put them in my troph tank

1 bite and there goes there whole tail


Are you getting full grown ?

here are mine



and a pic I found on the net

[geoff_tropheus]

I am looking to get Wild Adults from the Old World group order.

[J-WS6]

Well Geoff, I did at one point have 10 in a 90, and it was working fine. I lost 2 from acclimation within the first week, but 8 stayed comfortably in the 90 with a colony of cyps before I sold them off.

Personally, if I were you I'd try to shoot for 15. These are very sensitive fish and do not acclimate well if your getting wilds. That way if you do end up losing a few, you'll still have 10-12 roughly.

5 foot tank should not be an issue, just be aware that you'll need a decent sized bed of sand and an open scape if you want them to start pairing up asap. Xenos like to breed in pits.

Hope this helps,
J

[geoff_tropheus]

Jonathan are they more sensitive like Paracyps? Or we talking just something difficult?

[bethesdaboy]

Males get really aggressive man.
Traci has some of my old ones.

[geoff_tropheus]

I need to give her a call then. Thanks, Mike

[gotticgs]

Males get really aggressive man.
Traci has some of my old ones.

they get down!

[cichlid1409]

nice choice of fish geoff. the pictures look like enantiopus melanogenys or is that an old classification? if you need to cull a male after you get them i'll take one

[jughead]

those are enantiopus huh.they should be fine in 110.not as touchy as xenos.if they dont work out for you i'll adopt them