Please Tell Me Everything There Is To Know About African Cichlids

[bubble87]

well the story is i have kept tropical fish for about 5 years.certain problems arose so i had to give up .i have now brought a juwel rio 180 and was hoping to set it up but im moving house in 5 weeks, so im waiting till then.
at first i wanted to start another tropical tank up but im very intersted in african cichlids.i have brought lots of stuff for the tank but it was for a tropical setup so im not sure if i can use some of it for an african cichlid setup.i have (fluval 305 external filter,natural coloured gravel,bogwood,4 fake plant and all the other acsessories thats needed for a tank.


what do you need to set up a african cichlid tank?

can you use gravel?

what should the ph be?

are they much diffrent from keeping freshwater? if so what?

what type of food do they eat other than cichlid pellets?

are they hard to keep?

what secection of african cichlids are good to keep together?

sorry for all the questions

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

http/badmanstropicalfish.com/afcichlids_setup.html

 

[bubble87]

thanks thats great