Need advice on new 2" cichla

[channarox]

i'd fatten them up first then add them in with the other grow outs.
IMO you should keep them on feeders until bigger,but in your situation i guess the option would be to try to get them off live.
try small pieces of shrimp.
thats how i got most of mine off live.

 

[channarox]

Well you already know I do. But what is a 2'' feeder to an 8'' Cichla and how long is a 100 con fry really going to last? That's why I keep other breeder's. i also keep fry from all of my fry to have future breeders. Alway's staying ahead of the learning curb.

LOL my old 8" tems constantly tried to eat the 1" baby tilapias on the other side of the glass.
but yea,the 5 of them would eat over 250 feeders in 24 hours if i let them.