strange happenings with your tanks
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As I have been watching this tank I have had some interesting ideas come to mind because of the differing growth rates im seeing.
If these are cichlids who are usually mouth brood, I am wondering if the strong usually eat the weak in the mouth? The reason why I am wondering this is because of the huge difference in growth ratios of these fish.
I have been feeding a variety of ingredients to the tank. Small marine pellets, color enhancing crisps, ocean nutrition cichlid flakes, blood worms, plankton and cyclopeeze baby food. I have been trying to make it so that all levels of the tank have a chance to eat. Specifically I have been using the cyclopeeze for the very tiny tiny ones who have not seemed to put on much growth.
This has become sort of like a science experiment for me, hence my ? about whether or not the strong eat the weak in the mouth brood situation.
At tops the longest of the largest fry is roughly 1 inch and the smallest are really small, will take some pics tonight. The body shape does indeed look cichilidish. I wonder if the striping is something that subdues as the fish goes to juvi hood.
I even pushed off the lady who wanted this set up for $250 as I do not want to imbalance the fishes world by trying to move them. Will take a few pics tonight if I don't forget my camera at work lol.
If these are cichlids who are usually mouth brood, I am wondering if the strong usually eat the weak in the mouth? The reason why I am wondering this is because of the huge difference in growth ratios of these fish.
I have been feeding a variety of ingredients to the tank. Small marine pellets, color enhancing crisps, ocean nutrition cichlid flakes, blood worms, plankton and cyclopeeze baby food. I have been trying to make it so that all levels of the tank have a chance to eat. Specifically I have been using the cyclopeeze for the very tiny tiny ones who have not seemed to put on much growth.
This has become sort of like a science experiment for me, hence my ? about whether or not the strong eat the weak in the mouth brood situation.
At tops the longest of the largest fry is roughly 1 inch and the smallest are really small, will take some pics tonight. The body shape does indeed look cichilidish. I wonder if the striping is something that subdues as the fish goes to juvi hood.
I even pushed off the lady who wanted this set up for $250 as I do not want to imbalance the fishes world by trying to move them. Will take a few pics tonight if I don't forget my camera at work lol.
sorry for my delay
I have a bunch of tetras and barbs in the tank as well as calico comets and the pictured cichlids.
i offered the lady a brand new 45g or a 65g but she is totally solid sold on this 55g
was funny today she came in and told me she would wait
was funny today she came in and told me she would wait
:iagree:
As far as strange happenings, I have had 2 Mosquitofish, 5 WCM's, and 2 Ottocinclus dissapear without a trace...
no trace now thats weird
Ok so I took a few shots last night and here they are. Again what is puzzling me about these fry is 2 things. If they are cichlid they have got to be the slowest growing fry I have ever had show up. The coloration on the body does not match the only cichlids I had in the tank. At any rate here are the pics I took last night.
usually I would not let any algae grow but I am trying to breed out the snails and also have watched the little fish picking at it themselves so I think to them its a food source.
Ok so I took a few shots last night and here they are. Again what is puzzling me about these fry is 2 things. If they are cichlid they have got to be the slowest growing fry I have ever had show up. The coloration on the body does not match the only cichlids I had in the tank. At any rate here are the pics I took last night.
usually I would not let any algae grow but I am trying to breed out the snails and also have watched the little fish picking at it themselves so I think to them its a food source.
Only strange happening that have happened is here is a male red korthausae keeled over dead. I prefer the surprise babies.
I am very curious to see what these develop into.
I am very curious to see what these develop into.
I agree with Debby in the fact that these do look a lot like Pygmy Cories, but like everybody else had said, I'm guessing they're Cichlids.
