Will FOAI and Xeno's go together? - Tim??

[geoff_tropheus]

Hey Tim and other featherfin tang experts tell me if Foai and Xeno's go together?

[madugo]

how big is the tank?
how many of each?
ratios?

[geoff_tropheus]

tank size : 265-300

about 15 each, probably in trio's

[armthehomeless]

They will coexist, but the foai/ furcifers will dominate the floor space, especially with that many.
I've got ventralis and enantiopus in the same tank... and this is what occurs. they ventralis aren't aggressive towards the Enantiopus ... they just don't get any room.

I say try it. If you don't want one species, then sell to me!

[Zulaab]

I am thinking Foai and Cyps would work well.. but like you said Tim.. one or the other is going to rule the floor.. and Geoff ??????? this means you have to have a tank with substrate ?? isnt this against your own rules ??

[madugo]

so we are looking at about 5 foai males?
with that big of a tank it should not be a problem...
just do good on the scape, i would say two piles of rocks, with one side more rock and one side less rock on each end of the tank...or you can do 3 piles if the tank is long...
and leave good amount of open sand..that should work...use a deep leslies sand bed...the male is gonna use a lot sand to build his pit...
i am keeping furcifers now...the males do get aggressive sometimes....but so far it is just chasing...i think they dont fight to death like tropheus or petros...
so are you doing WC adults? and it is the new tank that we were talking about at your house that day? the one u gonna coming in from the window?

[TROPHS4LIFE]

youll be fine,and you have space with makes worlds of difference,have my foai sibwesa pair with my kitumba cyps,and a trio of julies...........and my wild males 8in,no joke,dont even bat an eye to anything but his girl..........it will be species on species aggresion............he chase's all,but no full on attacks...........

[armthehomeless]

I'd still cull a couple male to make the Xenos happy... but that is just me. You'll notice a color difference. What is the planned footprint?

[geoff_tropheus]

10ft x 2ft x 2ft - 300 gallon, or 8ft x 2ft x 30in - 300 gallon

I would do substrate with these fishes.

[TROPHS4LIFE]

either or is more than siutable as im sure you already know geofff lol
as for the substrate sand is a must breeding wise,males gotta be able to build that bower,and i will also give him something to do other than chase stuff,they will look better color wise vs a bare bottom also............i recently lost my big wild male,age is my guess,still have my f1s and a big wild female,so all is not lost lol