Combining tanganyika cichlids.....

[imichal]

ok guys I would like to know your opinion....
I have got the following species :
1) Lamprologus` caudopunctatus
2) Julidochromis transcriptus
3) N. multifasciatus
4) N. stappersii

and the following available tanks :
1) 180 lit (1.0*0.41*0.50) l-w-h
2) 125 lit (0.80*0.36*0.50) l-w-h
3) 63lit (0.60*0.31*0.42)l-w-h

What kind of set-up would be more appropriate ?

[Crossett]

I might be on my own here but i've had all but the stappersi
id put the multis and julies together in the 180 with a wall / rock as a sight block. With them both having competition they will breed alot as to build up an army.
the punks in the 125 and the stappersi in the 63.

[imichal]

The first thing I did was to combine the multies with the julies.....But unfortunately the julies ate all the the young multies.....
Now I ended up with the caudos and the julies in the 180 liters and the multies in the 125lt. The strappersi in the 63l....
Time will tell me if the decision was correct.......
Althougth it crossed my mind to combine julies- strappersii and caudos in the same tank of 180lt...... Stones in the 2 edges and shells in the middle....

[Crossett]

O okay. The reason i gave the punks there own thank is once the start breeding tbey get very aggressive. I had a group in my 75g 4 foot tank and the wanted the entire tank. And thier fry leave the shell very quick so in a community tank they will most likely be eaten before you ever know they breed.