New Cichlid Tank Advice

[Webmoose]

After a disasterous event (tank heater broke)two days before my return from Cape Town I found myself with an ideal oppertunity to start my tank from fresh.
The tank is mature and is now filled with rock and Malawi Cichlids (and a firefox and horse nose snail eater who survived the heater).
The Firefox and Horse Nose snail eater are happy in the tank with the Cichlids which is a big surprise. The Cichlids don't even look at them!

My question is what kind of Plec can I put in with the Cichlids to keep the glass and rock clean?
I'm not a massive fan of Plecs - most of them look quite monsterous!

thanks
Webmoose

 

[roadmaster]

After a disasterous event (tank heater broke)two days before my return from Cape Town I found myself with an ideal oppertunity to start my tank from fresh.
The tank is mature and is now filled with rock and Malawi Cichlids (and a firefox and horse nose snail eater who survived the heater).
The Firefox and Horse Nose snail eater are happy in the tank with the Cichlids which is a big surprise. The Cichlids don't even look at them!

My question is what kind of Plec can I put in with the Cichlids to keep the glass and rock clean?
I'm not a massive fan of Plecs - most of them look quite monsterous!

thanks
Webmoose

Cichlids should keep Rocks fairly clean of algae and cleaning glass is the aquarist's job.

 

[Abyss]

Bristlenose Plecs go great with Malawis.

They are hardy, adaptable and stay small.

 

[Webmoose]

I like 'hardy'!!
thanks Abyss!