Guppy lives happily with cichlids

My belief is that if natural predators were not raised with feeder fish, they may lose their instinct to eat small fish. I have one tank housed with an 11-inch Frontosa with 1 to 2 inch lamprologus species, and the small lamprologus swim casually in front of the Frontosa big mouth with no fear. I even went away for 2 to 3 weeks vacation each year without feeding my tank and I didn't lose any fish to predation.

I used to own large Jack Dempsey from baby to adult and never fed him with feeder fish. Finally, I traded the fish with a LFS and the people there tried to feed him with guppies and goldfish. He just let the feeders swim in front of his face and showed no interest at all. He ate only pellet food.
 
I used to have at least 2 dozen guppies is my 125. No one bothered them until I got my clown-knife fish. Then they were gone within 2 weeks.

I have tried to skip a feeding to get my fish to come to the surface to feed and they started in on each other. Maybe that trick doesn't always work? Any other ideas on getting them to the surface?

BTW, if you're ever in Gatlinburg, TN, go to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. I know it's $16 to get in, but it's truly amazing. They even have 2 restaurants in there because it's so big!
 
I have not been to the fair park aquarium since I was a kid. I will have to take my kids there next weekend. I must admit I was fairly dissapointed when I went to the dallas world aquarium. I think they should have called it the dallas world aviary, as that is most of what is in there. I was hoping for something like the fair park aquarium. When I saw that mbuna tank in front I got excited, then I went inside. My feet were stepped on several times in the narrow walkways in the aviary by people, and I had to dodge all the people with strollers. It was just extremely diffucult to manuver in there. I think I would have been much happier if I had gone during a weekday, but I dont think I am taking a day off of work just to go there. I mean what kind of public aquarium doesnt even have a school of piranha?
 
I'm telling you, go to Gatlinburg. Not only do they have a pirahna tank, they also have a barracuda tank.
I've heard the Newport Aquarium in northern KY is decent, but I haven't been there.
I know it might be difficult to get away to Gatlinburg with the onset of the new school year(my oldest starts Kindergarten this year), but maybe next summer!
 
Originally posted by fish_e_o
ever wonder how they clean those huge tanks?(gaint siphon?) anybody actually know?
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Correct, giant siphon. I watched that on Dicovery channel. They need diver go into the aquarium with a big siphon to clean the tank. Most aquarium is near water/ocean. The Discovery Channel showed that they use the ocean water to cycle and keep the water natural. I don't know how they do it with the freshwater aquarium. I guess they will just have to use their tap water or just having some kind of big tank cycling constantly. Just a guess. :)
 
I am sure that they use some kind of RO preperation. Not all saltwater aquariums are near the ocean. Dallas world aquarium for example, and if it was they would not use the water from the gulf of mexico it looks like toilet water.
 
Originally posted by dave76
I am sure that they use some kind of RO preperation. Not all saltwater aquariums are near the ocean. Dallas world aquarium for example, and if it was they would not use the water from the gulf of mexico it looks like toilet water.
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:D That's why I said most aquariums. The aquarium in NY, MD, Singapore, and a few that I know of are located near the ocean.
 
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