Good afternoon all!
I have been running small community tanks and marine tanks for a while but have just bought a new 230l tank and want to set up a lake Malawi community as we have failry hard water (and I think they need that?) and like the colours of these fish.
Apart from reading and asking at the local stores (which I don't really trust) I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice in how to start this community and what I should put in it to get a successful and hopefully peaceful tank. Also is it ok to put my common plec in with these Cichlids or will it come under attack!?
I have plenty of rocks and wood to make caves and hidey holes which I think these fish need. Is it also so that plants should be avoided in Cichlid tanks?
Any advice would be really helpful as you can only read so much before things start to contradict each other, but without the years of experience it all means nothing but confusion!
Looking forward to lots of useful advice
I have been running small community tanks and marine tanks for a while but have just bought a new 230l tank and want to set up a lake Malawi community as we have failry hard water (and I think they need that?) and like the colours of these fish.
Apart from reading and asking at the local stores (which I don't really trust) I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice in how to start this community and what I should put in it to get a successful and hopefully peaceful tank. Also is it ok to put my common plec in with these Cichlids or will it come under attack!?
I have plenty of rocks and wood to make caves and hidey holes which I think these fish need. Is it also so that plants should be avoided in Cichlid tanks?
Any advice would be really helpful as you can only read so much before things start to contradict each other, but without the years of experience it all means nothing but confusion!
Looking forward to lots of useful advice