Melanochromis ?

bsmith · 07-10-2005, 02:29 AM

i want to know if i am able to keep a couple Melanochromis johanni Maingano and some Melanochromis auratus in the same tank? like 5 maingano, 2 auratus, 2 yellow lab, 1 white lab ?

Lisachromis · 07-11-2005, 09:00 PM

I wouldn't. It's too easy for them to crossbreed for one. And if the biggest tank (the 40) is where they are going, it's too small for them. Melanochromis are EXTREMELY aggressive. I couldn't even keep two male johanniis in a 90g tank. The one male just about killed the other. BTW, M. johannii maingano is not a johannii (aka electric blue johannii). It's actually M. cyaneorhabdos.

bsmith · 07-11-2005, 09:29 PM

are the johanni maingano more aggressive than demasoni ?

Lisachromis · 07-12-2005, 09:21 PM

I would tend to think they'd both be pretty aggressive and I wouldn't go for either in a 40g.

07-10-2005, 02:29 AM	#1
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	Melanochromis ? i want to know if i am able to keep a couple Melanochromis johanni Maingano and some Melanochromis auratus in the same tank? like 5 maingano, 2 auratus, 2 yellow lab, 1 white lab ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

07-11-2005, 09:00 PM	#2
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	I wouldn't. It's too easy for them to crossbreed for one. And if the biggest tank (the 40) is where they are going, it's too small for them. Melanochromis are EXTREMELY aggressive. I couldn't even keep two male johanniis in a 90g tank. The one male just about killed the other. BTW, M. johannii maingano is not a johannii (aka electric blue johannii). It's actually M. cyaneorhabdos. __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

07-11-2005, 09:29 PM	#3
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	are the johanni maingano more aggressive than demasoni ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

07-12-2005, 09:21 PM	#4
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	I would tend to think they'd both be pretty aggressive and I wouldn't go for either in a 40g. __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

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