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Racso      Mega Fish Some Assembly Required Posts: 1163 Kudos: 1442 Votes: 35 Registered: 19-Feb-2002    | What can I add to my Mbuna tank to make it a little more interesting, other than fish. I read in one post that crabs were a probability. Is that true? What about crayfish and freshwater "lobsters"? |
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MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003  | In my experience, nothing really works to well with Malawi's. Except of course other Malawi's  If they (cichlids) catch say a crayfish at a moment of weakness, there's no more crayfish...  |
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acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004 | i have kept crayfish with mbunas and it does not work. when they molt, they are too fragile and the mbunas will eat them/kill them. not much else can go in there. frustrating isnt it? your tank isnt exciting? |
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| nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004  | You could add an apple snail |
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| TheGoldenDojo Fish Addict Posts: 575 Kudos: 559 Votes: 8 Registered: 04-Apr-2004 | Apple snails come from East Africa and like the water that Mbuna like. |
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| Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002 | If you want to "liven" up your tank, I suggest that you look into aquascaping it. I personally think that looks great. Play with the gravel/sand. Add some plants. Make rock formations. That always livens a tank up. |
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| TheGoldenDojo Fish Addict Posts: 575 Kudos: 559 Votes: 8 Registered: 04-Apr-2004 | I'm sure he's already done that. [span class="edited"][Edited by Lindy 2004-07-10 22:30][/span] |
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| Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002 | It was merely a suggestion to reliven up an old feeling tank. There is only the fact that most malawis would gobble down most inverts and those are about the only other living things, besides a frog, that can go in any tank. --Robofish [span class="edited"][Edited by Lindy 2004-07-10 22:37][/span] |
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Mole Enthusiast Posts: 167 Registered: 23-Mar-2004  | Hear Hear Robo My friend keeps Mbunas, and they ripped all of his plants to shreds....i wouldn't reccomend live plants www.zopilotemachine.com |
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| MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003 | Plants are out, almost all Mbuna will destroy live plants as their vegetarians... if your finding your tank old and drab you could always trade your current fish in for some new species, thats what i do when they start to feel old..... |
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| Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002 | <-------------Was suggesting fake plants... |
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| nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | Hey There is one plant that i know of that malawis dont eat and its java fern my lfs has it in there tank and she malawis dont even look at it! |
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