Very nice tank and cichla!
But gravel...? Im sure that ray hates that substrate.....and i bet it traps tons of turds.
It came like that, wasn't happy about it, but hen I had to switch from my 180 it was better than no substrate cuz acrylic scratches easy and the bottom didn't look nice at all. Want to do sand eventually. And your right, the rays absolutely hate it. Does keep the water nice and clean though. No sandy haze from the bass kicking it up and no **** to be seen anywhere, got a nice long gravel cleaner so it's manageable.
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