Comments on: Yellow Lab Cichlid

By: Rikki

Rikki — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:51:28 +0000

the other day i bought two 1″ juvenile electric yellow labs and i thought it was okay coz they’re pretty much babies and they were perusing their new home together on the first day. on the second day only one was out swimming about then i found d other one hiding behind plants; it looked like it was dying so i netted it out and put it in my 5g tank that houses my 2 male guppies & 2 platies. its fins especially its tail were jagged due to fin-nipping; it couldn’t have had fin rot overnight. i immediately bought a small lava rock with a small cave in it, washed it, n placed it in where d poor fish took refuge in. my question is: as baby/juveniles, is it okay for them to be housed alone from their own species or other mbunas? i read that they’re somewhat social and need a company or two as youngsters? i would greatly appreciate any other useful information and thank you in advance for the reply!

By: Admin

Admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:20:15 +0000

Yellow Labs are an excellent fish to keep. It all depends on the size of your tank and how many labs you have? Your best bet would be to find another type of mildly aggressive mbuna.

By: Nitsuj

Nitsuj — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:09:02 +0000

Hey, I’ve just got back into the hobby after traveling for the last few yes.
I’m in the middle of setting up a new tank and was wondering if anyone could suggest some fish?
I’ve got a dark substrate in a rocky tank and I’ve been looking at Electric yellow cichlids, I was just
wondering if u could give me some suggestions on community fish I could put with them.

Thanks Nitsuj