How many Yellow labs can I have in 35 gallon tank?
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I personally wouldn't have anymore than 6.no you cannot keep rams with them, rams need ph6-7.5 while yellow labs need a ph of about 8-8.5. A good fish to go with them would be powder blues or electric blues, and then you would have 3 labs to 4 electric blues.
in my opinion, a 35 gallon tank is too small for Labidochromis caeruleus. as with other Mbuna, alot of rockwork is required to establish a proper environment for these species and by the time you've added enough rock, there'll be insufficient room for a proper group (1 male + 4 females).
ramirez requires (does best) in soft, low TDS water with a slightly acid to neutral pH. ALL African cichlids require hard, alkaline water. thus, rams and yellow labs are incompatible.
ramirez requires (does best) in soft, low TDS water with a slightly acid to neutral pH. ALL African cichlids require hard, alkaline water. thus, rams and yellow labs are incompatible.
Throughly agree with liv2padl (what else is new? 
: ). You'll have a tough time keeping yellow labs in a 35 gallon long-term. That being said, you could get away with using the tank as temporary housing, and eventually upgrade them to a 55 gallon once they reach adult size (which can be up to 4", so you see why they should have more tank space).
Yellow labs are about the only Malawi cichlid I would keep short-term in anything under a 40 gallon. Electric blues (if your talking about Scienochromis fryeri) get fairly large and are open water fish, a very bad choice for a small tank.
If you are considering getting into Malawi cichlids, I highly suggest you do a lot of research first, to understand the requirements of these fish.
On the other hand, if you set up a South American/Central American tank, then keeping a pair of German Blue Rams would be very fitting and work well in a 35 gallon.
HTH
-Diana
: ). You'll have a tough time keeping yellow labs in a 35 gallon long-term. That being said, you could get away with using the tank as temporary housing, and eventually upgrade them to a 55 gallon once they reach adult size (which can be up to 4", so you see why they should have more tank space). Yellow labs are about the only Malawi cichlid I would keep short-term in anything under a 40 gallon. Electric blues (if your talking about Scienochromis fryeri) get fairly large and are open water fish, a very bad choice for a small tank.
If you are considering getting into Malawi cichlids, I highly suggest you do a lot of research first, to understand the requirements of these fish.
On the other hand, if you set up a South American/Central American tank, then keeping a pair of German Blue Rams would be very fitting and work well in a 35 gallon.
HTH
-Diana