Sirspifalot;4784840; said:
What do you nigers eat? Mine seems to only consume massivore sinking pellets. Also what was you method of moving those big dangerous guys? Thanks much
They pretty much eat anything thing that hits the bottom that's little and doesn't move. They were raised on hikari massivore, sinking cichlid pellets and algae waffers. I have since moved to NLS due to cost (2 cups of food a feeding gets expensive) and they all seem to be doing very well on it. My hybrid wasn't happy about the change in diet. Took him a month to make the switch. He now readily eats it and looks great. The nigers didn't care one bit and happily mowed down the extra food that was supposed to be the hybrid's. They also will eat small chunks of tilapia or other fish fillets I throw in.
As for moving them... I put on a wet suit or exposure suit, a snorkel and mask, and scuba boots. I dont go in that tank without some sort of protection on. However, an exposure suit will do me little good against all those cats' pectoral fins. Up until now, I've used a sterilite tub that is strategically drilled so that fins don't get caught but water drains. I'll have to grab a picture. It has a lid that snaps on. They thrash around in there, but actually do quite well. It's much better than a net. However, they are in the middle of quite a growth spurt. I'm not so sure I'll be able to do this again. I'm guessing that to move them next time, I'll have to do a very light sedation on the whole tank.