135g Mbuna

[agamberutti]

There are less than 30 fish in a 135.

[barrettsline]

Yes it is possible. Give it time to settle down. I'm going through the same thing at the moment with my troph tank. It's not visually please but it will go away.

What size hose are you using to do water changes?


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[agamberutti]

Just a python. I also use a 3/4" hose into a bucket to suck up the poop in between the rocks.

[barrettsline]

Just a python. I also use a 3/4" hose into a bucket to suck up the poop in between the rocks.

I do the reverse. 3/4" to drain tank and Python to work the rocks. Python is a smaller hose yes, yes it will take a bit more time but the 1/2" is plenty capable of getting in between the rocks. Just food for thought.

I think your tank is fine honestly. The white stringy poop you mentioned yesterday is an issue you should attack head on and treat the tank. Treating one fish doesn't mean you have removed the problem from the tank. Which is mostly coming from all the extra waste your seeing. (Unless I misread your post)

Adjust the power heads and watch the water you'll see how the adjustment effects everything. Give the tank time to resettle. Anytime you add even one fish, depending on where you tank is at, it can have large effects on the bio load of the tank. Time and water changes are you friend at this point.


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[agamberutti]

What's the red and blue fish on top.

[Austy16414]

Looks like a Labeotropheus variant, possibly Fuelleborni Katale

[agamberutti]

Looks like a Labeotropheus variant, possibly Fuelleborni Katale

Trewavasae red mpanga?

[Austy16414]

Possibly. It's really tough to tell from the picture. I'd look into Labeotropheus variants online since you have the best view of the fish

[agamberutti]

Thanks look like you hit it on the head. Now I just need to find females. Don't remember who I got them from

[Austy16414]

Good stuff. Gonna be a hard fish to find, that's for sure

[agamberutti]

Turned out they are lab chilumbas. Should be easier to find. Just need 2 females

[ptran]

Don't remember if you mentioned earlier, but have you got success with breeding?
With all the rocks, it's hard to catch out the female for stripping.

[agamberutti]

Yes. I have had my flavus, Cobue, white tail acei, and jalo reef breed. Have many fry hiding under the rocks as well. I've only caught my white tail acei to spit in a different tank. Was not hard.

[agamberutti]

Actually have a jalo reef female now holding. Was getting ready to catch her this weekend. Maybe a Cobue, can't tell which is which on females m

[agamberutti]

Lol now that I really look at it, it's my flavus female holding. Here is the male ImageUploadedByTapatalk1424992611.861624.jpg