Adding Pseudotropheus Acei?

[SeaMonkeyMiner]

Currently in my 135 gallon "african" tank. (mix of tang and malawi) Running 2 AC500's and 1 xp3 canister filter. I went to petsmart today and saw some Pseudotropheus Acei (yellow tail) and liked the look of them. My only consern is that they are mbuna so I dont really want to add any fish that are going to cause any fights in the tank since there are very few if any right now. I have read that they are more mild manored then other mbunas. Didnt know if they were like yellow labs, mbunas but not the reputation of being mean. Would this work or do you think it could case a problem?


(1) Daffodil (Neolamprologus pulcher) 3"
(2) Blue Dolphin (Cyrtocara moorii) 2"
(2) Yellow Lab (Labidochromis caeruleus) 4"
(4) Yellow Lab Fry (Labidochromis caeruleus) 3/4"
(1) Pictus Catfish (Pimelodus pictus) 4"
(1) Featherfin Catfish (Synodontis eupterus) 5"
(3) Peacock (Aulonocara sp.) 1"-4"
(1) Bala Shark (Balantiocheilus melanopterus) 4"
(3) Albino Tin Foil Barbs (Puntius schwanenfeldii) 6"
(2) Julies (Julidochromis regani) 3"
(1) Alto Comp (Altolamprologus comprecessiceps)1"
(1) Bristle Nose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.) 4"

 

[Orion]

Not sure about your questions directly, but generaly it's not advised to mix mbuna with other species due to the diet needs of each fish. Mbuna need more veggies in their diet while for example the Tangs you have listed do well on a higher protien diet. Normaly someone suffers by not getting the foods that they really need.

I know the yellow labs are more of an omnivorus nature, but still shouldn't have too much protien's in it's diet.

 

[Sebastiandacrab]

i have any acei in my 60 its very nice

 

[straitjacket]

Acei do require a more veggie based diet. Everything else in that tank is better on something with more proteins than spirulina or veggie diets though some roughage now and again wouldn't hurt.
Behaviorally they're considerably more docile than your every day red zebra or cobalt but that doen't mean they're defenseless. Males are very amorous and may relentlessly follow females around in the hopes of spawning which may become stressful for them. They're not easy to sex either. Aside from that they're not at all too bad when it comes to the aggression mbuna are notorious for.
Your biggest concern would be bloat, your water quality and diet and IMO I don't consider them compatible with the rest of your stock.
I saw the deal PetSmart's having on them right now too. I couldn't help adding just a few more to my current group .