Malawi tank lighting

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by Besh, Nov 5, 2012.

  1. Besh

    Besh

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    Hi guys

    what is the best lighting/ flourecent bulbs to use for malawi cichlids in order to bring out the best colour in the fish

    thanks
     
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  3. Rickus

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    White, red and blue.
    But blue helps algae growth.

    I use only white lights.
     
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    And if you're keeping some mbuna, algae is great as it substitutes for them grazing on "aufwuchs" in the wild
     
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    White and blue t5 lights here. work well. they dont like too much of it though
     

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