Craziiininja Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 i'm gonna be ordering a group of 6 yellow tail acei and a group of 6 of rusty cichlids. Can i qt them all together in a 29g for a few weeks or do i need to seperate the species? thanks for any feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH Morant Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Quarantining the two groups together is a risk. If there is sickness in one group, the other group would be exposed. As to species compatibility, I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Both are African cichlids and you're likely to get "typical" African cichlid aggression from them but if you're going to put them together in a community African cichlid tank then you can pretty easily quarantine them together, especially if you're planning on medicating them pre-emptively. It's easier to medicate one tank than two. You'll want lots of hiding places, sightline disrupters, and safe places for a shyer fish to hide out from an aggressor, but you should be able to quarantine them together. There may even be less aggression with them all together than in smaller groups. Dropping twelve fish into a 29 gallon all at once may stress your biofiltraiton a bit (depending on the size of the fish) so you'll want to keep an eye on your water parameters during the quarantine. Having a tank divider handy might be wise if one group gets overly aggressive to the other. You could then separate them but keep them in the same tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Thanks for the replys. The fish would be juvenile 1/1.5 inch mbuna. I just figured since i gotta quarantine them all just do it in one tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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