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The Art of Aquascaping Principle #10 – Fishes
The tenth principle in aquascaping involves fishes. Since this website is about African Cichlids, let’s talk about them.
These cichlids from the three largest lakes in Africa are well-known for their aggressive behavior. The males, especially, love to chase the opposite sex and they also love to dig.
This is simply a disaster, right?
To avoid this type of situation, better study how your cichlids behave. Read a book about them and watch a number of instructional videos before figuring out how you must design your aquarium.
You must only choose the right type of African Cichlid to buy. Start with only a few and small ones. Add new fishes in the coming weeks before deciding to have a community.
So if you have cichlids for say 8 months and you try to add new ones, the old cichlids kill the new ones?
@Perry Yes, especially if their behavior is too aggressive.
I noticed that it is better to add a few cichlids to the tank at a time, rather than adding one. If you add one to the tank it will most likely getting bullied. Also, it is very important to have tons of hiding places and rock work so that all of the fish have places to call their own (there territory).
Just a few things that I’ve learned over time.