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20-07-2006 09:34 by jonie	hi all, new here but been reading most topics receantly, live in west midlands,near birmingham got 1 tank at the moment its a Juwel Rio 180 "inside" theres: 6 melanochromis auratus 2 Peppered corydoras 1 Clown plec 2 Whiptail catfish/pleco 1 Leopardus plec 9 tiger barbs what could i keep with my fish?? also: what problems(if any) are there gonna be when the fish grow up? also
20-07-2006 09:53 by Danny Boy	hi jonie. looks like youve done your research on your fish. the 9 tiger barbs shows that much. you might expect to see numbers windle as they mature and one will get picked on more than the rest. for additions check out the larger gouramis like the opaline or gold gourami. they suit a semi aggressive community tank.
20-07-2006 10:07 by wymcot	I dont know about doing the research DB. Jonie has six of the most agressive Malawi Chiclids in his tank which require entirely different water conditions to his other fish. I'm assuming they are still small because as adults they attain 5"+ and the dominant male will be all out to kill everything else, including any females, especially if there's not enough hiding places Jonie - I would suggest you get rid of the Auratus (if you can) and then follow DB's advice for further stocking your tank.
20-07-2006 10:21 by jonie	well im only gonna keep 1/2 auratus now i think would a female be ok on her own? i like the yellow colour of them and get a few other malawis DONT LIKE GOURAMIS
20-07-2006 11:28 by wymcot	Jonie - Auratus by thier very nature are extremely territorial and this includes females. If you end up keeping two, that do develop into females (some males remain in female colouration if they are subdominant) you will still have a war unless your tank has a lot of hiding places. If your considering setting up a Malawi tank, I would still suggest you get shot of these "little blighters", and as Malawis require certain water conditions, you would need to pass on most of your other fish
20-07-2006 11:52 by jonie	well if kept to terroteries and the one pair and a pair of different mbuna? that could work couldnt it???
20-07-2006 11:53 by jonie	the whiptails, leopardus and corys are goin in my dads tank when he gets it
20-07-2006 17:22 by wymcot	jonie - unfortunately Auratus dont like any other fish when they get to adult size, including the females. You can get away with them in a large tank, but I do mean large
20-07-2006 19:10 by jonie	so if i breed them raise fry and sell i can make some money and get some aulonacara eureka!!!!
20-07-2006 19:11 by jonie	so if i breed them raise fry and sell i can make some money and get some aulonacara eureka!!!!
20-07-2006 19:12 by jonie	what else go with peakocks besides othere aulonacara
20-07-2006 21:08 by wymcot	You will not sell Auratus unless to some poor unsuspecting soul. They breed like rats and no-one wants them
22-07-2006 12:46 by jonie	so what do i do with em? i cant keep em as im planning on gettin polits in a few weeks!!!

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