Red zebra cichlid tank mates9/5/2023 ![]() So I say go with some cyno's, msobos, or you could try the bristlenose or the syno's. Salousi males look so similar to demasoni that is probably where aggression might be tough with them. IMO I would try and get a small group of about 5 of another species of fish, one where the females are more colorful like the msobos. I have a friend that has 1 breeding pair of demasoni in her 55 gallon with many other species of fish. I never knew that about demasoni, I did know that they were more aggressive. Toss in a few synodontis cats and a bristlenose or two and you are good to go. In a tank your size you might want to consider 8 or 10 of the mbunas or any other fish that are smallish when mature, but don't back down from the ocassional squirmish. ![]() The demasonis don't really bother with any of the other fish and there are lots of fish in the tank for the harassed demasonis to mix in with and get lost when being chased. I have had my demasonis in a 90G with polits, msobos, leleupis, cyps and usisyas for the past 6 months and so far so good. Red zebras and kenyis may be just a little too large for your 4' tank as they do get fairly large - males can get to 5 to 6"easily. That's where the experimenting comes in and some experiments can be a heartbreak on fish loss, not to mention the old pocketbook. Other dark blue colored fish may just provide extra incentive for the demasonis to be more aggressive ( as if they aren't already). Rocks and plants ( I use only the plastic ones) are also useful so that the ones being chased have somewhere to hide for a while. Smaller groups may work in bigger tanks for some people, but I have never had any amount of success with only 3 or 4 that gradually become 3, then 2 then 1. They are aggressive little beggars amongst themselves in smaller quarters and you need that many to defer that constant interaction. Like I said with a 45 gallon I would try and stick with dwarf mbuna, because many others like kenyis and zebras grow to be about 6", and should be housed in a tank 55 gallons or larger.ĭemasonis do best in groups of 10 to 15. ![]() Try checking out the bottom site for profiles on some dwarf mbuna. I have also heard of salousi working, but they are so similar in looks I would be worried of the aggression between males, but the salousi also have very pretty females. I have a friend who has a bumble bee cichlid (pseudotropheus crabro) in with her demasoni, but I would try for other dwarf mbuna in with your demasoni. From my experience zebras would probably do better with the demasoni than kenyi's would. I would try minimizing your number of them to 2 breeding pairs, and then you might be able to have at least 1 or 2 more groups of fish, or some single fish. I think that you can put some kind of cynotilapia afra in there as well, the males have very nice colors I would have to say though with the number of demasoni you have in that size of tank you won't be able to get much more of anything in there.
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