Off we went again to our LFS and bought Metriaclima callainos (Cobalts) x4 and 4 more Clown Loaches to keep our other one company since he showed up again looking morose.
Almost got some Rusty's and some Pseudotropheus saulosi but ran out of cash darn it. Back tomorrow to pick them up. Partner wants more catfish...sigh...so many fish not enough tanks.
I have to say that there is nothing wrong with the appetites of the Cichlids we have- in fact they are pigs with fins! Dropped some blackworms in to the tank and they never hit the bottom. I also noticed that the LFS appeared to feed their fish on chokos. I am going to get a range of stuff from the veggie shop and try them on things- I know cucumber is popular with all my other fish but I have heard that zucchini, carrot, lettuce, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, peas, beans and even apples or bananas can be eaten by fish. I think these guys eat better than us :) Add to that some chicken and prawns and I want what they are having...I wish I could convince my kids to eat that well...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Good News Bad News
Good news is that all cichlids are happily co-existing together so far and that my other half with my help finally caught the gouramis and put them in the smaller tank- only took us half an hour of chasing them around with hands and the net and a plastic container to achieve this.
Bad news is that a few days ago we lost two of the clown loaches and today I cannot see the other one. I think he was pining away for the other two. He perked up a bit when we put the cichlids in but wouldn't eat when I fed everyone- not a good sign. I expect we will find his body soon :(
The E. Yellows seem to nearly always move as a team. They cluster up and swim together around the tank, then break up for a bit and then cluster up for the next patrol round. It takes them about 3 mins to complete the patrol.
The BN seem more than capable of dealing with all the cichlids, they just flare up when one comes close to inspect them and the other fish goes "oh okay, NOT going too close to that one" and off they wander to look at something else.
Really tempted to add the Rusty Cichlids to the tank for some more colour as all the females in the tank are really drab by comparison. Maybe some more research is needed and I should just get males of one species.
Bad news is that a few days ago we lost two of the clown loaches and today I cannot see the other one. I think he was pining away for the other two. He perked up a bit when we put the cichlids in but wouldn't eat when I fed everyone- not a good sign. I expect we will find his body soon :(
The E. Yellows seem to nearly always move as a team. They cluster up and swim together around the tank, then break up for a bit and then cluster up for the next patrol round. It takes them about 3 mins to complete the patrol.
The BN seem more than capable of dealing with all the cichlids, they just flare up when one comes close to inspect them and the other fish goes "oh okay, NOT going too close to that one" and off they wander to look at something else.
Really tempted to add the Rusty Cichlids to the tank for some more colour as all the females in the tank are really drab by comparison. Maybe some more research is needed and I should just get males of one species.
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