Juvies
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WTF!...I lost 5 orinos already..c'mon!..you gotta be kidding me!..Again, water parameters are good!..the branco's and oscar are doing great and so as the other orinos...but losing 5 in a couple of days from wednesday is just crazy!..
bloodworms dont have much for nutritional value. Are they skinny looking? Whats your temp at? Is there any airstones in the tank?
Temp should be at 87 and well airated for juvie cichla.
When I have baby cichla I either have live tubifex in the tank 24/7. Or im home all the time and I feed bloodworms w/ crushed pellets in the mix 5+ times a day. Gradually increasing the pellets into the mix.
Temp should be at 87 and well airated for juvie cichla.
When I have baby cichla I either have live tubifex in the tank 24/7. Or im home all the time and I feed bloodworms w/ crushed pellets in the mix 5+ times a day. Gradually increasing the pellets into the mix.
They are well fed and fat. I also have guppies for them. And I lost another 1 this morning. It is airated very well. Temp is at 86.
Unfortunately, baby cichla have issues with living. It happens. I've learned the less you care about them, the better their chances at survival.
Everyone says to raise the temp to 87, put in an airstone, yada yada. I did this with my first batch of orinos, 1 made it. My next set I tossed in a 5g with no heater and didn't give them a second thought and they all lived...until they went in a bigger tank and were eating by a slightly larger kelberi.
This batch is out in the garage tank, the temp is high because the garage is hot. I added salt when I first got them because the two 4" branco's were laying on their side and breathing hard. Everyone seems to be back to normal now though.
Thats why big pbass are expensive - they're hard to raise.
Everyone says to raise the temp to 87, put in an airstone, yada yada. I did this with my first batch of orinos, 1 made it. My next set I tossed in a 5g with no heater and didn't give them a second thought and they all lived...until they went in a bigger tank and were eating by a slightly larger kelberi.
This batch is out in the garage tank, the temp is high because the garage is hot. I added salt when I first got them because the two 4" branco's were laying on their side and breathing hard. Everyone seems to be back to normal now though.
Thats why big pbass are expensive - they're hard to raise.
My brancos are doing great...just the liluns are not doing so good. 6 out of 10 are gone.
Hope the last 4 survives.
Hope the last 4 survives.
