importracer;4806938; said:Nothing really "wrong.".,......LOL..........Just, if you were looking for GT tankbuster, by buying from a LFS, you succumb to the potential of weak genetics.........The best thing to do is to purchase from online sources such as Jeff Rapps...........Tangledupincichlids.com has all the good stuff cichlids to get............You get the top quality wild caught speciman that you were dreaming of about.....And best of all, they have distant blood line ties from the common lfs...........So breeding will be way OK, if decided to in the future...........Just remember to window shop before purchasing a long living cichlid monster............
+1 I have to agree with the above and have experienced this with a few fish bought from said chain pet stores. Not to say you will always end up with a genetically inferior fish from one of these store, just the chances are higher.
I lived in Charlotte, NC, for 3 years. If you are anywhere even close to Lake Wiley on the southeast border of NC, I would check out Fintastic if you have not already. It is a great fish store with tons of livestock and tanks. I have seen a few GT's for sale there that were just incredible looking and with awesome personality. I would get rid of the fish you have and make a trip there, even if it's 2 hours away, it is worth it (obviously call to make sure they have a GT in stock). I was about 45 minutes away from Fintastic and would go there every Sunday just to check out all the tanks.
As far as food for a GT- I would stick with high quality pellets as the staple and mix it up with these; bloodworms, skinned peas or spinach/romaine lettuce, algae wafers and the occasional treat of live crickets or red worms.
