if it is skinny and you feel it is parasites, start treatment now that the fish still accepts food...use something like jungle which has both metro and prazi
Fatten up my ruby green hap
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You might try getting some NLS Thera A it supposed to increase eating and helps to get rid of the intestinal worms and parasites on the fish.
That is a beautiful fish. A little thin perhaps but not emaciated by any means. Solid colouration like that would not be present if he was sick in my humble opinion.
Is it wild caught?
Do you have some natural plants for him to graze on?
Have you tried offering him the odd algae tab/wafer?
Is it wild caught?
Do you have some natural plants for him to graze on?
Have you tried offering him the odd algae tab/wafer?
He used to be brighter when he was with other africans, but I moved him to his own tank after he got beat up. He was in a 10g by himself for about 2 months, and is not is a 20 long with sand. I found him a few females as soon as I could ( 2 weeks ago), they're about 1-1.5 inches long now. The thank is decorated with a few pieces of slate, pots and plastic plants...I should try some real plants in there, what's recommended?
I'm not positive of his origins, but the store that I got him from says that most of their ruby greens come from dogofwar. His colors are very intermittent on his mood...sometimes red or green or grey.
I'm going to try more algae wafers...he hasn't shown a huge interest in the ones I've given him. I'll also try some hikari excel which seems to ahve a fairly high vegetable content.
I'm not positive of his origins, but the store that I got him from says that most of their ruby greens come from dogofwar. His colors are very intermittent on his mood...sometimes red or green or grey.
I'm going to try more algae wafers...he hasn't shown a huge interest in the ones I've given him. I'll also try some hikari excel which seems to ahve a fairly high vegetable content.
The coloration variation you are seeing is common with Victorian Cichlids. They change color depending on their mood...breeding or not. A typical Vic will not show much color without females present.
Rubies are very calm Victorians...probably the most calm. They do well in planted tanks. Anubias is usually a hearty choice for a sand substrate. You may need larger than a 20L for them as they grow...they get bigger in captivity.
Try feeding some spirulina flakes as well. That's the main staple I use for my cichlids.
All the above advice has covered treating this fish for any ailments. I won't repeat it.
Rubies are very calm Victorians...probably the most calm. They do well in planted tanks. Anubias is usually a hearty choice for a sand substrate. You may need larger than a 20L for them as they grow...they get bigger in captivity.
Try feeding some spirulina flakes as well. That's the main staple I use for my cichlids.
All the above advice has covered treating this fish for any ailments. I won't repeat it.
