Whats your opinion on Yellow Labs?

I have kept both but never together for 1 simple reason there is a possibility for them to cross breed and personally I frown upon that for my own personal reasons. But if you don't mind that and provide a good amount of cover then there is no problem. Demasoni are quite aggressive toward there own kind as you probably know they do better in larger groups to help spread out the aggression as in smaller numbers they will literally kill each other off to the end. Because I used to breed them I kept all my tanks species only. If you are looking for something colorful to go with them maybe something like a Kyoga flameback as they are a smaller species also, they are also a gorgeous cichlid and should not cross breed. They are monomorphic unlike the demsoni so only the males have amazing color but 2m 5m would be a good group. I used to breed these as well as the albino.

Added: I would get some Texas holy rock and make sure you have lots of cover then add another 10-15 demasoni. They are usually very easy to sell. Just my opinion though

Dan

Mutts!! We don't want to go further into going to a store an not being able to know what we are seeing. Yellow labs are often seen/sold with all kinds of weird markings. I have been told that "they get those when they get older", as well as a number of other stories. The truth is that yellow labs will cross with anything but a shoe!
The pseudotropheus group in general are far more aggressive that the labs who are very docile, so when a female lab is ready, the lab males are less likely to be there than the pseudotropheus. You can easily wind up with a tank of fish which folks with any ethics will refuse to buy. AKA: MUTTS!
For tank mates for the rougher group like demonsi, I would look for some of the other rough group within pseudotropheus. If you choose one which is dramatically different in color or patterns, there will be far less chance of crossing.

Yellow lab mutt. Pretty fish who had to be culled. I now work harder to avoid the situation.
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