here's a cliff note version of my first red devils.
i was 14 at the time, someone i knew had a spawn. 5 young red devils were given to me. i had zero fish experience and ended up buying a TEN GALLON tank, decorated w/ HOT PINK and BRIGHT BLUE gravel, topped w/ plastic plants, a small filter and NO heater
recieved the devils, dropped them right in and they were doing fine for a few days. THEN one day i found ALL of them laying sideways, not dead, just laying motionlessly on the gravel, strangest sight.
did a little research and bought them a heater. what a difference that made!
needless to say, they didn't thrive in the tank but a mating pair was born. eventually, only the mating pair survived to see a larger tank and produced their own spawn.
i guess the lesson learned here is, if you are giving away your cichlid frys, please supply the recipient with a fact sheet or introduce them to MFK.com and NEVER use HOT PINK gravel unless you want an 80s themed tank
i was 14 at the time, someone i knew had a spawn. 5 young red devils were given to me. i had zero fish experience and ended up buying a TEN GALLON tank, decorated w/ HOT PINK and BRIGHT BLUE gravel, topped w/ plastic plants, a small filter and NO heater
recieved the devils, dropped them right in and they were doing fine for a few days. THEN one day i found ALL of them laying sideways, not dead, just laying motionlessly on the gravel, strangest sight.
did a little research and bought them a heater. what a difference that made! needless to say, they didn't thrive in the tank but a mating pair was born. eventually, only the mating pair survived to see a larger tank and produced their own spawn.
i guess the lesson learned here is, if you are giving away your cichlid frys, please supply the recipient with a fact sheet or introduce them to MFK.com and NEVER use HOT PINK gravel unless you want an 80s themed tank
