worstist Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Hi I'm Jonathan I cycled my 90 G tank with (8) giant danios. I used a aquaclear 110 for cycling, and just installed a Rena XP3 filled with biostars. I recently bought a 125 lbs of ocean rock and stacked it in the tank. I'm thinking of getting rid of the giant danios because I really want to put a decent amount of juvenile mbuna in at once and scared the bioload will be too much. This is my stocklist: 10- Juvenile Electric Yellow 8 - Juvenile Yellow Tailed Acei 8- Juvenile Saulosi 8- Juvenile Blue Reef If I can I will put them in all at once, if the breeder has them all in stock. Later on I will introduce some catfish: I was thinking of Synodontis Petricola. Is this too many to put in at once? I just think introducing them all would be less hassle, trying to introduce them in a few at a time. Can my tank handle the bioload? My Rena XP3 just started up today. I eventually want to weed out the extra males in each of the species of mbuna and put in another species. Do you think a 5th or 6th kind of mbuna will be too much? Sorry for being long winded :S First tank super excited and eager to learn more Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jro Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 You can add as many fish as you want. In my previous mbuna tanks, I have always overstocked to reduce aggression. However, mbunas are dirty dirty fish. The question should be is: How often are you willing to do water changes and clean your filters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worstist Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Just to clarify I can add them all at once? All 34 if I am able to get them. Yah I ran my adult stocklist through AqAdvisor and it recommended something like 50% water change in a week. Is that correct you think? I don't mind doing water changes/filter cleans every few days, I always want to do more. I usually have lots of free time so it won't be a problem. Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 34 fish into a new tank will be a heck of a bio load for the new filter. When you say new filter, what do you mean? Is the tank cycled? If not you will quickly have 34 dead, stressed or I'll fish until the filter can catch up. Leave the old filter running for a while, and squish all the gunk out of the filter into the tank and allow the new filter to ingest it, seeding itself. I would with a cycled tank introduce 34 juvinilesI. Feed them very lightly so the filter has a chance to reproduce the bacteria needed. Keep an eye on ammonia and nitrites. Just underfed them until the filter can deal with all the waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 You will love the syno luccipinnis!!!(actual petricola are quite rare, but "dwarf petricola" are actually syno luccipinnis) They are awsome to watch, just make sure you get at least 6 as they are a lot more active when they're in a decent sized group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worstist Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yes the filter that has all the bacterial cycled in it is the Aquaclear 110. I have a Rena XP3 coming in tomorrow which I want it to cultivate as much bacteria as it can before I introduce the cichlids. I will be running both for the tank. As Jabya suggested to remove foam from the Aquaclear and squeeze it into the tank and have the Rena pick it all up would be the fastest way to get both filters good with bacterial. So less bio shock when I introduce the fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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