Editor's pick
Seachem
Cichlid Lake Salt
A mineral blend that recreates the hard, mineral-rich water of the African rift lakes. African cichlids need it to truly thrive.
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Our take
African rift lake cichlids, the bright Malawi and Tanganyika fish, come from hard, alkaline, mineral-rich water, and keeping them in soft tap water leaves them stressed and short-lived. This salt blend adds back the calcium, magnesium and trace minerals of their home lakes without the nitrates and junk of some products. Dose it at water changes to match your fish's lake. It is the difference between cichlids merely surviving and cichlids showing their real colours and behaviour.
Good to know
- Recreates rift-lake water
- Adds calcium and magnesium
- Affects hardness, not pH
- Dose by lake of origin
Who it is for
- African cichlids
Who should skip it
- Soft-water fish like tetras and most community species
- Planted tanks that dislike hard water
