Hi all, I was just going through some of the dovii YouTube videos and the main theme is a bare tank. Why? I understand that large cichlids are destructive towards decor, but it’s no wonder that they’re super aggressive. I would be too if I were in a glass box totally exposed to everything. I know that the live in clear water but they still have predators that they have to hide from. Is it that they would hide a lot or be there would be less “glass banging”? Their stress levels must be through the roof! Help me to understand, I just think they’d look a whole lot better in a more natural looking aquarium instead of a bare tank with a filter. Some don’t even have substrate. If they’re as intelligent as I keep hearing, wouldn’t they be better with stimulation besides someone trying to get them to bite through the glass? Then again it is cool when a puffer blows up!
Dovii question
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To my understanding...
In the wild, Dovii are more open water swimmers than most other Cichlids we keep. So they have less need/desire for decor.
Also, nearly every aquarium is too small for a Dovii, so it's better to give them space than decor.
In the wild, Dovii are more open water swimmers than most other Cichlids we keep. So they have less need/desire for decor.
Also, nearly every aquarium is too small for a Dovii, so it's better to give them space than decor.