Good point on the temperature. Higher temps increase the metabolism, and with dominant aggro fish it simply winds them up a bit more.
Maintaining a nuchal hump?
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Growing and maintaining a Good nuchal hump
1st. is GENETICS the hump has to be in their genes
2. Dominance- He must be the dominant fish in the territory, meaning there HAVE to be other occupants but he must sit on top
3. FEMALES in visual sight
4. CLEAN WATER is a must
5. Warm water 82-87 degrees
6. SPACE
7. GOOD QUALITY FOOD
8. Interaction doesn't hurt, notice mine in the avator has a net in his mouth, I used to mess with him quite often with my hands, nets, plants, etc...
9. TOYS floating ping-pong balls, I've even put smaller cichlids in hamster balls and with him "play soccer" with him so to speak
Growing and maintaining a Good nuchal hump
1st. is GENETICS the hump has to be in their genes
2. Dominance- He must be the dominant fish in the territory, meaning there HAVE to be other occupants but he must sit on top
3. FEMALES in visual sight
4. CLEAN WATER is a must
5. Warm water 82-87 degrees
6. SPACE
7. GOOD QUALITY FOOD
8. Interaction doesn't hurt, notice mine in the avator has a net in his mouth, I used to mess with him quite often with my hands, nets, plants, etc...
9. TOYS floating ping-pong balls, I've even put smaller cichlids in hamster balls and with him "play soccer" with him so to speak
I would agree with all of the above with the exception of needing females in sight. Seen & owned plenty of big nuchal humped males with no females present.
RD. You never stop provide educational material, for even the experienced fishkeeper (which i consider myself after these many years)
Thankyou for that.
I must say though, that i have had GREAT success feeding peas to my cichlids. In particular in my "Gold Saum" seems to benefit from them. I do not feed them for any nutritional value, but to (exactly as AquaNero describes it) Theire ability to keep the poop-flow in balance (my own words)
I have clear pictures of my wild caught "Gold saum", being skinny and looking quite unsatisfied nutrionally speaking. Then i posted pictures a few weeks later, with the only change being that i added peas to its diet, and it appeared much more healthy, and in form.
So, i have no doubt that peas provide no nutritional benefit, but due to the fibres contained in them, they seem to help digesting the steady pellet diet.
Thankyou for that.
I must say though, that i have had GREAT success feeding peas to my cichlids. In particular in my "Gold Saum" seems to benefit from them. I do not feed them for any nutritional value, but to (exactly as AquaNero describes it) Theire ability to keep the poop-flow in balance (my own words)
I have clear pictures of my wild caught "Gold saum", being skinny and looking quite unsatisfied nutrionally speaking. Then i posted pictures a few weeks later, with the only change being that i added peas to its diet, and it appeared much more healthy, and in form.
So, i have no doubt that peas provide no nutritional benefit, but due to the fibres contained in them, they seem to help digesting the steady pellet diet.
RD.;4876487; said:
no females in sight is not mandatory by no means its just another helping factor
Sweet GT!
One thing I've noticed is that keeping lights on for longer period helps with hump and color development.
One thing I've noticed is that keeping lights on for longer period helps with hump and color development.
xinchavoc;4880197; said:
For me, if I leave lights off for a day or two I'll find my Midas (fish in avatar) lighter in colors and hump down a little. It could just be only my fish that behaves that way but it works for me.
