75g tang stocking opinions

[emartin]

Hi,
After trading a bunch of fish for four tanks from AMBUSHPREDATOR, one of them being a 75g, I am considering making that a tanganyikan setup in a few months when I decide where to set up the tank, etc.

I've been thinking of either a featherfin and cyp setup, a sand dweller and cyp set up, or a tropheus set up (only dubs or whatever is the cheapest).

I am leaning a lot more towards the featherfin or sand dweller set up.

With featherfins, I was thinking O. ventralis or O. nasuta with cyps.

With sanddwellers, I was thinking Enantiopus sp. and cyps with maybe some shellies if they would get a long.

If I do Tropheus, I'd only do dubs since I have no experience with them and dubs are the least expensive...

I'm all open to any suggestions.

~Ed

[fischfan13]

My only experience with the Tangs mentioned are with Nasuta (Disaster) and Trophs. I have had a lot of success with T's. My advice is if you go with T's to buy them from either Aqualung (Joey) or Atlantis.

[Afreakin]

I have Nasuta and microlepidotus Kigoma together "No Problem" I also have had the Micros with O Boops and the same.

I have Cyp Mototo with Kilesa "No Problem" Cyps are juvis (2.5")

I have Specklebacks and Furcifer Kabogo and E. Melanogenys Together and so far so good

I am also keeping X Ocherogenys and paracyp Brieni kitumba

If you can't tell, I like these three types of Tanganyikan's :jump::rotate:

[emartin]

What do you mean with the "No Problem"...as in no problems yet or they could be kept without any problems?

[Afreakin]

Great tank mates :)

[joe_jaskot]

I've kept many different types of tanganyikans in 75 gallon tanks and smaller. I currently house a breeding pair of frontosa (10" and 6"), juvenile frontosa, paracyprichromis nigripinnis, and julidochromis dickfeldi in a 75. Tropheus would also do fine in a 75 gallon tank. Much of setting up a mixed tanganyikan tank depends on layout and using fish that inhabit different levels of the tank. Good luck.

[emartin]

Any thoughts on stocking quantities?

How fast do all the species I mentioned grow?

And they're all carnivores or omnivores right?