Electric Blue Johanni???

[jm1212]

my question is why are you holding the fish for your friend when he doesnt even have a tank. yours isnt cycled, and an LFS can hold the fish and take care of it until your friend gets a tank. if he cant afford filters or a tank, then he cant afford the fish.

 

[PPOHolbrook]

I agree with JM

I cant believe what this poor fish is going thru. SImply pathetic conditions and owners take it to the LFS and tell them what it is having to TAKE and they will surely take it off your hands. If he cannot afford 20 bucks for a filter then how can he feed the fish??

Brian

 

[the Amazonian]

once he gets money for filter and heaters he is, why do you think I took it I felt sorry for it I thought I was doing the right thing but no everyones just on my back.

If you feel sorry for it bring it to a fish store, they will take it...
We are on your back because you are about to abuse a fish...
If you want to be defensive then you are being selfish!!!

Be responsable plain and simple!

 

[the Amazonian]

Take some of the filter media from your 5 gallon and put it in your new tank and then it will be safe for the new fish.....

 

[Russy pelican]

Hi I just got an electric blue johanni off my friend, well I think its an electric blue as it is a really pale blue and its about 4 inches long. It has the same body shape as an electric blue has so I think it is one.

There are several species that could be confused with a johanni, but it's a pretty common fish, so I'd suspect that's what you have. It'll color up with maturity.

I will be doing a fishy cycle with it in my 35 gallon and returning it back to my friend once he has his new tank as this fish was just in a container with no filter and no water changes.

I couldn't disagree more with the suggestion that african cichlids are "very sensitive to ammonia and nitrites". Mbuna are about the toughest fish in the world. The downside with cycling is, that with an elevated pH like they prefer, more ammonia is in the "harmful" form. Do regular water changes, and use some filter media or substrate from an established tank, and that will speed things up considerably. Just test the nitrogen levels often and water change as needed.

My question is this will it eat flake foods? My friend said he hadn't seen it eat since he had it, which was about 3 weeks. He had been feeding it pellets which he feeds to his oscar. If it can't eat flake foods what should I get for it?

They should eat just about anything. Stomach contents of wild specimens indicate a diet of most plant matter, so Formula 2 or a similar frozen diet is ideal. But flake or pelleted foods are usually taken readily.

Thanks for the help.

Somebody needed to!

 

[the Amazonian]

There are several species that could be confused with a johanni, but it's a pretty common fish, so I'd suspect that's what you have. It'll color up with maturity.


I couldn't disagree more with the suggestion that african cichlids are "very sensitive to ammonia and nitrites". Mbuna are about the toughest fish in the world. The downside with cycling is, that with an elevated pH like they prefer, more ammonia is in the "harmful" form. Do regular water changes, and use some filter media or substrate from an established tank, and that will speed things up considerably. Just test the nitrogen levels often and water change as needed.

They should eat just about anything. Stomach contents of wild specimens indicate a diet of most plant matter, so Formula 2 or a similar frozen diet is ideal. But flake or pelleted foods are usually taken readily.



Somebody needed to!

So your saying the situation is fine!! the Fish will be fine in a tank that is cycling!! Maybe when that fish dies you should go over there and help bury it with a tooth brush, why use a shovel? this toothbrush should be fine!!
hey its a hardy toothbrush!