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Native Habitat: Lake Malawi, Africa A large aquarium with plenty of caves and hiding places is ideal for the Psuedotropheus Acei. Caves can be formed from limestone or any other type of inert rock, as well as African Driftwood. An aragonite-based substrate is recommended in order to maintain the necessary high pH and alkalinity. These Cichlids do not like bright lighting, and the aragonite should ideally be either mixed with or covered by darker gravel to reduce the amount of glare in the aquarium. For best results in spawning, the males should be kept with at least three females. The female will spawn on a flat rock, and will take the unfertilized eggs into her mouth and will follow closely behind the male until he releases the sperm to fertilize the eggs. The female will then incubate the eggs for approximately three weeks before releasing the fry. The fry can then be fed newly hatched brine shrimp, daphnia, or crushed flake food. The Psuedotropheus Acei
feeds upon the sediment covered rocks and wood in nature, and is an omnivore.
Provide a balanced diet of meaty flake, pellet and frozen foods, as well as
dried seaweed and other plant based flake and pellet foods. Breeding Acei and Raising Fry (Opens a new browser window for members of Aquarium-Club.com) African Cichlid Books:
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