Looking for options and trading my current stock for less aggressive africans.

[Raul]

So It has been 2 years of my 55g and 20g refugium tank setup and it looks my 55g is overstock and I am starting to have issues with my Kenyi's and lab hongis, I am thinking of making the tank a single species or trade the whole stock to get me something less aggressive.

What would be a good choice get rid of the yellow labs and kenyi and keep and keep the single species lab hongi, or trade them for other cichlids.


The Fish are healthy and never been sick, but the Kenyi are really pushy they already committed murder on one of their own.

Available to trade:

- I have Kenyi 1 male & 3 Females (till not sure if one is a submissive male)
- 4 Adult Lab Hongi (1 male and 3 female) and 3 little ones.
- 4 Yellow Lab. 1 male 3 females ( still not sure if one is a submissive male)

Other fishes in the tank:

- 2 Synodontis.
- 1 petricola.
- 1 Albino pleco

[jughead]

Killing each other is what mbuna like to do.yellow lab most peaceful imo.if you don't like the aggression,head in another direction.figure things out and I will do a trade with you,if you want.

[Raul]

yep I am aware of the Mbuna how aggressive they are and was expecting that, but i think the Kenyi are too much and they need a larger setup.

let me send you a PM.

[Andrew_B]

If anything, get more fish. Less fish generally means more aggression, or at least more singled out aggression

[Raul]

Well I was thinking of doing that but I might trade the Kenyi, I still think they are to large for the 55g. And maybe get me more Yellow Labs.