African Cichlids – Malawi – Tanganjika-Lake

If you have had an aquarium for any length of time you will, no doubt, have experimented with the types of fish you keep in a tank. Cichlids remain a popular choice for many amateur fish tank owners because they are lively fish that always seem to be doing things. It seems that people can relate to cichlids because they display many traits that we can recognize in ourselves. This makes for good viewing. Lake Malawi Cichlids are a type of fish you may want to keep in your tank. This article will briefly describe the natural of these fish and their ideal habitat. This can give you an indication of the type of aquarium you need to keep these animals. Keep reading →

Question : Can you mix African Cichlids with South American Cichlids in your aquarium ?
I Have some Blood Red Parrot Fish and I am looking into adjusting my aquarium with African Cichlids.

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Answer by Drew N
Red parrots are the worst one(Maybe oscars), and is most likely going to kill any new ones.

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Cichlids Care – Lowering Your Cichlids' Aggression

Cichlids , especially the males, can be difficult to care for as they can be fiercely aggressive when breeding or protecting their off-springs. The trick in caring for cichlids is to minimize their aggression as considerably as feasible by creating straightforward adjustments in tank size and aquascaping.

Firstly, you need a decent sized tank in order to preserve cichlids. For starters, it is very advised that you get at least a 20 gallon tank. Cichlids are extremely territorial creatures and will most likely carve out an location for themselves. If you have a very modest tank, there is a opportunity that they will merely take over the whole tank…which will at some point lead to particular deaths! Hence, make sure that you have a sufficiently significant tank for them to live in – 20 gallon minimum!

The next essential point right here is aquascaping. Having a large tank is only the beginning it is not adequate to manage their aggression.

A bare tank, no matter how large, can only hold a handful of cichlids simply because they will still try to take over the whole tank! The reason here is aquascaping.

Cichlids, like most animals, utilizes all-natural objects in their surroundings to define their territory. Hence, you need to generate "zones" for them to live in so that they will not fight over the exact same territory.

One more essential aspect in aquascaping is to generate sufficient "hiding locations". This "hiding places" could be some thing like plants, caves, empty shells or even rockworks. These "hiding areas" is for your cichlids to hide when they become exhausted from chasing each and every other about in the open.

If you are into breeding cichlids, "hiding areas" are vital as they double-up as breeding websites for them to lay their eggs.

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Question : My Malawi cichlids got fry in her mouth?
How long will she keep them in her mouth it has been over 5 weeks now and she hasnt released them or eaten in that time. Im worried she wont survive much longer? We have caves for her to go in. Should I be worried?
Im not sure what type she is but she is yellow with black and white stripes from head to tail?? She definately has fry in her mouth I can see them when she opens her mouth. Her colour has really faded the past 2 days she is very pale thats why Im worried..

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Answer by PeeTee
No worries. You may never see her eating, but she’ll be OK. Get a small flashlight and start looking around in the crevasses and tiny hiding places in the tank. Also think about filter intakes that might “inhale” the fry. Sponge prefilters might help.

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Question Tman : Can someone give me a list of all the cichlids that are from lake malawi???? please!?
I am looking for cichlids to add to my african cichlid tank. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you
To be specific I know there are yellow lab cichlids and pilot cichlids, I am looking for names of different cichlids from lake malawi
To be even more specific, can I have a list of the main lake Malawi cichlids sold in pet stores.

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Answer by Blacken
well african cichlids unless you want to be more specific

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Question PAC : Is it ok to keep stingrays with African cichlids?
Hi, wanted to know if it was ok to keep stingrays with African cichlids?

My tank is 6x2x2; I only have 10 Malawi Cichlids (2-3 inches) in the tank.

I have 2 external filters which are very good.

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Answer by Mickey P.
No, fresh water stingrays come from a low PH, around the 6.0 -7.0 range. The stingrays that live in the high PH are salt water and either way you don’t have a tank big enough to keep them. Both freshwater and saltwater rays need at least a 200 gallon tank wider than longer and a soft sand or bare bottom. Plus they will eat your fish. Rays are species only fish, not mixers. Sorry

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Question : What pleco’s can i put in my 90 gal malawi cichlid tank?
I have a 90 gal tank with 10 malawi cichlids (most are about 1-2 inchs with a 3 inch hongi and yellow lab) and soon to be 20+ and was wondering what plecos i can put in with them to keep algae growth to a minimum.
Any help would be great!
It more so the rocks and the plants than the glass

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Answer by Stuey
Bristle nose would work. Get a couple of them.

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Question jcallear76 : what malawi cichlids cant be mixed?
hiya im just doing a little research into malawis as im setting my tank up,prob mbunas,can anyone tell me which cichlids are a definate no no to put in a mbuna tank
thanks

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Answer by Deren
Hiya,

All mbuna are compatible but it depends on your tank size, for example a blue moori needs a larger tank than species such as yellow labs. You need a large tank that is well stocked and hardscaped to reduce aggression.

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Question tricky : How do I know if my cichlids are holding eggs or fry?
I have 4 different malawi cichlids that have either eggs or fry in their mouths, How do I know how far along they are, or how do I know when they will spit the fry out? I guess I have a very healthy tank as they all seem to be breeding or showing mating rituals.
species are:- Yellow Lab
Zebra Red Top
Peacock
Hongi

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Answer by tbunny1us
I think it’s just a waiting game. Check around some cichlid websites and see if you can find info on gestation times. Good luck!

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Question guppylover123 : how do i raise the ph in my current tank to get lake Malawi Cichlids?
i currently have a juwel rio 180. My current ph is 7.0 mainly because of my driftwood that i can’t get rid of cause java ferns are attached to it and i plan to head towards the malawi section and i will get rid of the fish that are smaller to a friend or are a different cichlid group to a friend. The ph im looking for is 7.6-7.8 so the fish i can’t get rid of can have a chance and tolerate this temperature such as the catfishes such as the bristlenose pleco i read can have ph from 6-8. ive asked a similar question before but i cannot lose the driftwood mainly cause the java ferns my mum got were expensive. by the way i know these cichlids need ph from 8-8.4 but i have read 7.6-7.8 should be fine aswell.

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Answer by Billy Wright
pet shops sell ph riser or lowerer there about £4 bottle so yeah answers in title there.

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Question Angeli : african cichlids?
need info on them, how many gallon for each? ph lvl? breeding them? what kind of tank setup? tank mates for them? wut size do they breed at?

plz answer all of them

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Answer by cichlid gal
do a web search on cichlids and you’ll find some interesting sites with some good information. I have cichlids from lake malawi in my 55 gal. I wouldnt suggest anything small than a 55 for malawi,tanganyikan, or victorian tank. You could do Kribs (pelvichromis pulcher) They are smaller than other africans, easy to breed, and have interesting personalities….plus really colorful. good luck!

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