Whats the deal with Malawi Lake

[adamstv]

Is it like some crazy lake filled with a bunch of Diff cichlids?

 

[santoury]

And other fish - sure is!

 

[toehead11183]

it's a VERY large lake easily see from space. it is very deep in some places and hasn't changed in millions of years. that's why cichlids from lake malawi and tanganika are so different.

 

[sandtiger]

Is it like some crazy lake filled with a bunch of Diff cichlids?

Yes, it is like some crazy lake filled with a bunch of Diff cichlids.

Behold the powers of a search engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Malawi
http://malawicichlids.com/index.htm
http://web.mit.edu/africantech/www/articles/Lake_Malawi.html

 

[Sunpoe]

I have heard that one day it will only house Nile perch

 

[deangelo]

yeah and it's also the home of Gustave...uh on second thought thats lake tanganyika, my bad..

 

[santoury]

The Nile Perch taking over (based upon what I've read) is in fact Lake Victoria.

 

[Sunpoe]

The Nile Perch taking over (based upon what I've read) is in fact Lake Victoria.

You could be right, have you seen Darwin's nightmare? I thought the documentary took place on lake Malawi.

 

[ewurm]

Hopefully the cichlids in Victoria will adapt in time.

 

[sandtiger]

Name a lake that isen't being taken over by something.