You need to add some "dither fish" to the tank.
The Cichlids will then soon overcome their nervousness and skittish
behavior.





Noun1.dither - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither";
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"
fuss, pother, tizzy, flap
agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Verb1.dither - act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
2.dither - make a fuss; be agitated
pother, flap
fret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too
much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"