Xenotilapia melanogenys - 115 gallon will it work?

[cichlid1409]

ahhhh, found it....."Xenotilapia melanogenys was until recently known under the name of Enantiopus melanogenys, but was moved to the genus Xenotilapia by Takahashi in 2003"

[armthehomeless]

These guys are nice... males can be quite aggressive and need plenty of room. I think 10 would work out well in a 60 by 18 footprint tank. I wouldn't add any more though. 4/6 sound like a good ratio... but you may want to cull a male and give it to cichlid1409.

Please tell me you aren't planning bare bottom for these guys as well... :)

These guys are not incredibly sensitive. I do 50% twice a week with my xenos.

[geoff_tropheus]

only 1 or 2 smooth rocks and PFS

[cichlid1409]

are you still getting these guys? i assumed you were going to get them from the old world group order, but now that it fell through......

[TROPHS4LIFE]

Ive housed them before,also the sister variant kilesa you'll be more than fine with that foot print,more floor space the better...............had some aggression with a group of 8,that was is a 75,nothing serious,theres alot more unmanageable fish than them thats forsure..................they are pretty touchy though.....water quality is a must,and watch for alot of deformities in the fry..................