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[AcTwisted]

thanks for all the advice!


sounds like I'm going with a bachelor tank of assorted peacock males. (possibly just one Frontosa too)


I knew Hap ahli are not peacocks, but they are very sharp looking & I read they are compatible with Aulonocara. I would only get one.

 

[jimbo]

Originally posted by AcTwisted
I knew Hap ahli are not peacocks, but they are very sharp looking & I read they are compatible with Aulonocara. I would only get one.

Question; Is anything else but Aulonocara refered to as Hap
Hap ahli is to my knowledge Sciaenchromis ahli or Fryeri (new name) and not a Hap.
Haps(Haplochromis) are for as far I know, inhabitants from Lake Tanganyika.

 

[AcTwisted]

so what would be the best diet for these fish to bring out the best potential in there color? I assume a varied diet would be best? Spirulina flakes, brine shimp? bloodworms? is there a name brand product I should buy like Tetra or Hikari?

 

[Oxboy666]

All the foods you mention are fine.

You'll see the full range of opinions on these boards and in books about what to feed and how often. Some feed the same thing day after day with little variance, stating that it's not good to shock the cichlids' digestive systems with too much change in diet. Others will feed something different every day of the week. Heck, I once even threw a small cocktail shrimp in for mine, shell and all. They gobbled it up like a shark feeding frenzy. I wouldn't recommend this that often though, just as a treat. Also make sure it's thawed out.

Hikari is ok - I don't like Tetra because they use more undigestable filler in their food, which basically just means more waste without the benefit of nutrients. Oh, and stay away from Tubifex worms too, which are reported to be linked with systemic health problems.

Two or three times a week, just throw in food that specifically states that it enhances color and you should be fine.

 

[ChilDawg]

Originally posted by jimbo

Question; Is anything else but Aulonocara refered to as Hap
Hap ahli is to my knowledge Sciaenchromis ahli or Fryeri (new name) and not a Hap.
Haps(Haplochromis) are for as far I know, inhabitants from Lake Tanganyika.

Haplochromis is still a catch-all, much like Cichlasoma. There are still Haps in the three major lake basins of Africa and a few that are strewn about the continent, but that should change as time passes...many former Haps now have new generic names, and many more will follow in the coming months/years.