can these fish be kept together?

[porsche]

mel auratus(7), yellow labs(7), red x red (10), and blue socofoli (10) totalling 34. will i be able to meet their dietary needs and keep them from killing each other during breeding time as i know they become territorial and the mel auratus become vicious.

thank

is there any thing that i should take or think as precautions. they will be kept in a 180 gallon tank, 6' long with two eheim 2215 filters.

[Lisachromis]

Lots and lots of hiding places.... interesting selection of fish.

[porsche]

what do you mean interesting slection of fish ? Please do explain and tell me. I have about half way of the tank(height wise) filled with rocks at the back and am afraid to go higher in case they fall.

[newpark]

Typically keepers try to steer clear of the auratus - it has a reputation of being very aggressive. Others feel labs can't handle the more aggro mbuna (like the red zebras and auratus). But you have a nice size tank for keeping mbuna and you have low species numbers with some depth in each so the mix looks OK to me! Try to get 4 distinct piles of rockwork so the species males can "claim" a rockpile to attract females to. Make sure the rockpiles also give plenty of protection in the form of dark passages/caves for pursued fish to escape to. This invariably means plenty of larger rocks (bigger than fist-sized), preferrably rounded and piled to create dark areas of refuge. Keep lighting on the subdued side. You might want to add a dither fish like the acei (your tank will take the numbers) as they school and use the upper water column a bit more than your other species.

Good luck.