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Originally Posted by zibert
Add some salt to the water because Malawi lake where the chiclids are from connects to the sea so there will be a mixture of salt and fresh water.
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zibert, but I think you got it wrong. Lake Malawi has only one major water outlet - the river Shire - and it is far far away from the sea.
I believe you may have read something like "Malawi Cichlids are believed to be decendents from marine fishes". But that was thousands of years ago.
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Originally Posted by dom
Thanks for the advices. I kept malawi years ago... But never heard of malawi cichlids are in brakish water!
For haps, they all prefer to have open space to swim. Instead of plenty of tiny caves. The "dead"/"live" stone you mentioned is Dead Rock or Live Rock. This is the correct term used in Marine. No one will said that is live stone or dead stone.
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Malawi cichlids are NOT a brackish water type. They are in clear clean well-oxygenated water. Having some salt helps to prevent infection. They are pretty hardy (well, most of the LFS ones anyway), so they can tolerate high levels of salinity.
Yes, most Haps prefer open water (some still prefer rocky areas though). The Malawi Trout is an open-water predator hap.
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Originally Posted by dom
John, yes...that is the one.
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Oohh .. I've never seen a live Champsochromis caereuleus before. Heard that the colours are impressive. Do post pics when you get your fishes!