There are approximately 500 species of cichlids in Lake Malawi. All are
classified as Haplochromine and all are mouth brooders. All Malawi Cichlids have similar water conditions in their natural environment. The water
temperature is 25-26 and the PH 7.8-8.6 and moderately hard. All the fish
available are farm bred and will adapt to a wide range of water parameters.
All rock-dwelling cichlids are territorial so it is important to provide plenty of rocks, ideally from the bottom of the tank to the top throughout most of the tank. The best way to control territorial aggression is to keep a well stocked tank. Intentional overcrowding will require extra filtration and partial water changes. Rock dwelling cichlids are primarily vegetarian and should be fed algae based food as well as frozen invertebrates.
We feed our Malawi on Tetra Cichlid Foods (Click here)
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