hi,

nixtieq nixtri xi huta li tnaddafli l-hgieg (forsi ghax irrid hajja facli? lol) imma ma nafx x'nista naghmel mac-cichlids. Hawn hafna nies jghidu li c-cichlids joqtlu kollox, allura ghedt ahjar insaqsi qabel nixtri xi catfish ghalxejn. Fl-aquarium bhalissa ghandi 2 plecostamus u upside down catfish.

Thanks.

try bristlenose plecos. Mind you the fishes you mentioned are all good algae eaters but you cant tell them where to graze!! SO you could remove the algae on the glass yourself with a normal magnet cleaner. The fishes will then graze on the algae on your rockwork etc.  Also make sure you do not use too much lighting on your tank, use light for viewing purposes only, that way you will control algae formation.

nerite snails.

Take a look at my tank:

http://www.aquariummalta.com/boards/t/5376/daniels-malawi-cichlids-setup-diary.aspx

I use nerite snails.  Just keep in mind that the fish might knock them over sometimes, just check them out on a daily basis.  Never seen one attack them though, they just might fall when the fish hit them.  I only have 2 in my main tank, but I need way ore than 2.  I just have 2 for trial purposes.  My juvenile tank hosts around 8 nerites.

I stopped using magnetic cleaners and any other type of cleaning methods.  No matter how much attention I pay, I always end up scratching the glass.  Right now it has some algae (that is clearly visible) on the glass, but I prefer algae than sctrached glass, if you know what I mean.

I use an algae cleaner which does not use magnets, its like a sponge attached to a long handle, never had problems with scratching glass. Magnet cleaners do scratch glass if you pull up gravel onto the cleaning side.