Ok thanks again! Any thoughts about freeze dried krill? Anything in particular I should look out for?
Golden base
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I never fed krill to my FH, or any other kind of meat, or treat. FH can have sensitive gastrointestinal systems, IMO the simpler one keeps it the better.
Ok I read so much about variety but I get simple. I understand how voracious of a appetite they have so I’m careful to not over feed. I feel like I could kill him over night if I let him eat til he is content. I love having the tank bare bottom so i can track how much he ****s
I kept all of mine in bare bottom as well, much easier to keep clean, and with FH cleanliness is very important, both water and filters. The less bacteria the better. I also kept my temps cooler than most, 78-79 F. Bacteria tends to grow faster in warmer water, especially certain pathogenic bacteria such as columnaris aka duck lips.
As far as variety, as long as the fish is eating eagerly, most commercial foods already contain a "wide variety" of raw ingredients. If one wants to feed 2 or 3 different pellet brands that's fine, I just tend to avoid high protein foods (as already mentioned previously by other members) and I avoid meaty foods, including fresh/frozen/freeze dried. Others may disagree with my approach, but the KISS (keep it simple stupid) has always worked best for me when keeping fish that are known to have sensitive gastrointestinal systems. That includes numerous bloat prone cichlids, over many years of keeping cichlids. Higher protein is fine for very young fish that have much higher metabolic rates, but your fish is well past that point now, where a more maintenance level of protein/fat is more ideal. Similar from switching a young dog from puppy food, to an adult formula.
Make sure to update this thread over time, I'd like to see how he eventually turns out.
Good luck!
As far as variety, as long as the fish is eating eagerly, most commercial foods already contain a "wide variety" of raw ingredients. If one wants to feed 2 or 3 different pellet brands that's fine, I just tend to avoid high protein foods (as already mentioned previously by other members) and I avoid meaty foods, including fresh/frozen/freeze dried. Others may disagree with my approach, but the KISS (keep it simple stupid) has always worked best for me when keeping fish that are known to have sensitive gastrointestinal systems. That includes numerous bloat prone cichlids, over many years of keeping cichlids. Higher protein is fine for very young fish that have much higher metabolic rates, but your fish is well past that point now, where a more maintenance level of protein/fat is more ideal. Similar from switching a young dog from puppy food, to an adult formula.
Make sure to update this thread over time, I'd like to see how he eventually turns out.
Good luck!
Ok I will! I will take photos sometime when I’m doing a water change he spends his time at the top whenever I’m near the tank. I will bust out the good camera iPhone is terrible
You have a beauty of a golden base! I have 2 growing out now at about 2.5 inches and are showing some nice breeding habits... hopeing for a batch of fry in the months to come!
Beautiful. I love the bonsai FH. I wonder how they get them and what they look like long term. I imagine they are realitively new strain
Ah you can find lots of images online of adult bonsai... it's just more deformities from parrot I'm assuming...
He looks very nice to me and I personally wouldn't mind an entirely yellow body.
If the pigment is still present in the fish lighting is the key. You want those cells flooded with light and expanding. Think of the base color as freckles. I have seen white faders from no lighting at all and bright deep reds from being outside in tub ponds with natural sunlight.
Brighter and longer duration of lighting is key to color.
Brighter and longer duration of lighting is key to color.
