On 03/20/2016 08:04 AM, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
Some cichlids will position themselves to get the light overhead but
most are OK with light from any direction. This is almost certainly
the behaviour as he is normal when the lights are out. 5 years is not
too old for convict cichlid if the tank is big enough. I haven't kept
American cichlids for years but I know some of the larger ones can
live for 10 or more years in big tanks.

Steve


Thanks for the fast response, Steve. When I posted initially, I sort of
thought it might be weeks for a response but happy I was wrong. The
latest issue was with the heater. It became stuck on maximum, but I
discovered it in time before Jake was fried. I now have a temp
controller on the way that the new heater will be plugged into. Sort of
security in case this sort of thing happens again.

Bill