kem Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Acei will not need caves. They tend to stay near the surface. In lake Malawi, they stay near the shore and feed on algae growing on submerged tree roots. If you still have that piece of driftwood, you might be able to replicate their natural habitat. On a side note, they breed faster than rabbits and are greedy eaters. They'll definitely get you wet at feeding time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slew Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I've added some new larger rocks, there is much more hollow space in between and under the rocks now. I'll probaly add more as time goes on, March in Edmonton is not a good time to be looking for rocks. I was hoping to get more fish at the recent auction, not much selection for juvenile cichlids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I keep Yellow labs with Acei and they are a great combo. The yellow labs spend 95% of their time in the rocks and the acei are always swimming around in the open. Its a good balance of tank space as they both keep to different regions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital-monk Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 That picture is much better than the other's, I don't know if you changed your lighting, but the other's were very dark. Anyways, I think you've done pretty good. I've found that mbuna like to move the sand a lot. I have one tank with some bigger rocks and sand like your's and another with just sand. They still find a way to move the rocks, but I think if I were to do it again I'd do sand like a SIL8 or SIL9 size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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