Red Mammon/ Red Devil mix

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This is Dante, I bought him from this older gentlemen whom bred the fry himself, He owns a small store here in San Diego . He says he's a cross between a King Kong Red Parrot and a 14" Red Devil. I just have a question; How much should I feed him? I do about a pinch of Hikari Gold 3 times a day like clock work 7am, 5pm, 10pm. And a half cube froZen blood worms substituting the 10pm pinch about twice a week. I also change the water 25% once a week and vaccume the gravel ( he's messy). I try to change his charcoal/zeolite media out about every month and a half.

I kinda feel like he's slow growing and I'm not sure if im under feeding or not changing enough water.


He's in a 37G solo right now, I'm actively looking for a 55 - 75g setup on Craigslist.

0ammo 0nitrite about 40ppm nitrate

 

[Buphy]

You should be aiming for nitrate below 20 ppm. I'd recommend upping the water changes. Personally I never do less than ~33% and I aim for 3 times every 2 weeks, though tbh I need to double check where my nitrates are at before the water changes, haven't done that in a while...

 

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You should be aiming for nitrate below 20 ppm. I'd recommend upping the water changes. Personally I never do less than ~33% and I aim for 3 times every 2 weeks, though tbh I need to double check where my nitrates are at before the water changes, haven't done that in a while...

Will do, last two weeks I've been doing 50%. And yeah, I didn't check before the last change so I couldn't tell you how accurate 40ppm number is. Thanks man

 

[ehh]

His color looks intense.

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

He looks nice n red
Does he have a shorter body like the kkp? Or is that just how it appears on the pictures

 

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He looks nice n red
Does he have a shorter body like the kkp? Or is that just how it appears on the pictures

He does indeed, he's a good mixture of both fishes' traits. He's still a VERY aggressive fish, he'll probably be alone unless I get a 100g+ tank.

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

I like him hopefully it gets a nice hump for you

 

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Has anyone used the Hikari Red Parrot food made from chiles? I was wondering if I should mix that in there to intensify his color.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I have seen these hybrids before,never seen one beat 8 in.

 

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Thought I'd just post how he's coming along, he's in a 55g now. Tried to pair him with a rainbow flowerhorn... Didn't work out.