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background="045c8212ezvthe.gif"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="157" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 94 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0e39c570.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 94 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0fd9b570.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 94 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1839c580.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 94 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10e9c580.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 100 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="11a9c5a0.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 96 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1269c5a0.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 97 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0a39c5b0.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Brief  History</b><B>.</b></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-1613/japeglow2_10_6kb.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  </div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="536" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> With a  family  background  in tropical  fishkeeping,  from my  father being a founder                  </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> member of  Bury  Aquarist  Society  fifty  years ago,  I have acquired a knowledge of </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> keeping and  breeding many  fish  species , including most Barbs and  Tetras, Killies </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> and Discus,  when all  fish  were scarce and not readily  available  as most are today.</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> I came to  keep  MALAWI  and  TANGANYIKAN  fish  26 years ago,  and  now  I  would</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B> never  keep any  other  than ` RIFT LAKE`  species ever again.</b></div> <div> <B>  </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></b></div> <div> <B><U>Basic but Essential Advice</U></b><B>  </b></div> <div> <B>                                                           </b></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="536" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> Malawis are  naturally  </b><B>community  minded  fish, even though they are  territorial  by</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> nature. I find it is </b><B>the  fish  keeper who  creates the incorrect environment for his fish.</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> Malawis  do  develop  full color even if kept  in a  bare tank,  but a balance has  to be</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> struck </b><B>between the visual appeal of  the aquarium, and the special NEEDS of the fish.</b><B> </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> If a  tank is  "filled with rockwork",  as  is  said  to  be  required  by  most  modern day  </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> writers  (excluding  this  one!),  the  fish  will  self-create a  heirachy,  with  one totally </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> dominant  male,  who  doesn`t  breed,  as  he is constantly  chasing,  not only his own </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> females, but everything else in the tank.  He will be harrassing most other males,and</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> some females, to death.The rockwork display  should be designed to give cover from</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> view, rather  than a  blind cave to protect as  his own domain, or to hide in. Construct </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> pyramids of TUFA rock,</b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0066" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions"><U><B> ( CLICK how to build  in`Question` page),</b></U></A></FONT><B>  without any "blind" </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> caves, bridged across  with slate, then the fish just swim around them, and not in and</b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> out of caves, battling with their tankmates.Never lean any rockwork against the back </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> glass of your tank, it is a place you can`t see, and if you do have any `sick` fish, that is </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> where they will go,and you won`t know,to be able to treat them. A balance must also </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> be made as to the overall appearance of the tank to you, as it must look `just right` if </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> it  is  the centre  display  in a main room.  You  are  probably  thinking  that  this  goes </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> against  all  you  have been  reading,  but  it  is  from  </b><B><U>my</U></b><B>  experience,  and  to me is </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> logical.  It  really  does work. GIVE IT A TRY !   The principle is, if you give RIFT LAKE </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> CICHLIDS an inch  of  terratory, they  will take a mile!   Anyhow  if  you  think  WE can </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B> help  YOU  with  a  problem,  then  phone,  or  send an Email, ( which we prefer), and </b></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="536"><div> <B> we`ll</b><B> </b><B> try and resolve it  with you.</b></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="536"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="536" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 ><NOBR><div> <B>                                                   </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Very Best Regards to you all.</b></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 ><NOBR><div> <B>                                                                                                                         </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     Ian.</b></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></b></div> <div>     <SCRIPT>/*</SCRIPT> <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">  </script> <SCRIPT language="javascript1.2">/*</SCRIPT> <SCRIPT>/*</SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT> <IMG width="1" height="1" SRC="http://hz0016.icdirect.com/cgi-bin/hitctr.exe/hz0016?wsID=716&ctr=3319&htRefer=Not+Available" BORDER=0> </NOSCRIPT>                                                                                         </div> </td> </tr></table></body>