corrosionjerry Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Ok I have two spiecies of cyps... Blue Flash and Utinta... now I have to decide what other tangs I am going to put into my tank... I want to put other tangs that dont dig to much as I would like to put some plants in the tank as well.. Ideas needed Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLake Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 how about some goby cichlids they stir the sand up but mine are not diggers, more sifters. Hilarious fish. And harmless to other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 If you have some rockwork in there, a pair of leleupi add some nice color. Calvus are always a nice addition. Throw in some Petricola for some lights-out action - mine always come cruising right after the lights turn off. If you have a 6' tank or larger, I quite enjoyed Calochromis macrops - the male will build a nest that's about 1' diameter, but he never dug up the plants I had (1M to several F is a good ratio). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salon_1928 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Jason, I have similar questions to Jerry...Can I add leleupi if I have J.transcriptus? Tanks is 4 foot wide, 70 gallons, decent amount of rock and structure. Cheers, Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANA T Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 What i have found that works for me in my 108 gal 6 ft tank is a school of cyps [black fin] which stay close to top of tank, a small group of 8 tropheus moori[firecrackers] and 3 frontosa which stay at mid tank and some leleupi 3 ,black calvis 2, compressive 2 which stay at bottom of tank. they seem to get along fine and my tank is always busy. I am hoping to add some tri color cyps soon and some more leleupi also. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Stu, I had a 4' 110 gal that had J. transcriptus and N. leleupi breeding. What I would do for a 70, is set up 2 rock mountains, one at each end. Hopefully, the Julies will take one and the Leluipi will take the other. I also had a pair of L. brevis in the tank - if there's enough open space (about 1'sq) they would do great, and add a lot of personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salon_1928 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Great advice - thanks Jason and DANA T. Cheers, Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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