Starting a SOLID Cichla Thread!!
- Thread starter mjuniorc
- Start date
I know it really sucks but she was suffering for over a week and not eating. I knew it would happen sooner or later.
1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..?
Off and on 15 years.
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...?
2 Orino, 1 Mono, 1 Kelberi. 4" and growing
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?
All wild
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.
Frozen krill, FD krill, market shrimp, live bearers, live ghost shrimp, rosies, occasional small crayfish. Working on pellets
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?
About a month
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?
3" when I got them, within 30 days 4-4.5"
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!
Not yet, hopefully at some point
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?
Dream of Fogo's, but in reality Azul or Pinima
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?
Growing out in a 55g, when they reach 6-7" they will be going into a custom built 300+ 72L x 36w x 30h.
Off and on 15 years.
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...?
2 Orino, 1 Mono, 1 Kelberi. 4" and growing
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?
All wild
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.
Frozen krill, FD krill, market shrimp, live bearers, live ghost shrimp, rosies, occasional small crayfish. Working on pellets
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?
About a month
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?
3" when I got them, within 30 days 4-4.5"
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!
Not yet, hopefully at some point
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?
Dream of Fogo's, but in reality Azul or Pinima
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?
Growing out in a 55g, when they reach 6-7" they will be going into a custom built 300+ 72L x 36w x 30h.
1. Been in hobby before with Green Terrors, Convicts, Red Tail Cat(got me out), Fire Eel, Paku. Been into PBass for 4 Days now....Addicted already.
2. 3 2-3" Orinos
3.I think wild caught but dont know.
4.. Kind of figuring out feeding trying 2-3 times a day. Tubefex Worms and Guppies
5. Not sure but eyes are getting red already
6. 1-2", 1-2.5", 1-2 3/4"
7. No
8. Orinos of course
9. 40 Gal for now I can get a 135 for 20 bucks but no stand....so IDK
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2. 3 2-3" Orinos
3.I think wild caught but dont know.
4.. Kind of figuring out feeding trying 2-3 times a day. Tubefex Worms and Guppies
5. Not sure but eyes are getting red already
6. 1-2", 1-2.5", 1-2 3/4"
7. No
8. Orinos of course
9. 40 Gal for now I can get a 135 for 20 bucks but no stand....so IDK
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Sorry about the bill paying going on in Background...lol
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is this one going to get shutdown too?? i hope not hey guys i havent been on in a while good to see there are some of us trying to keep this alive
RedTailKinG;2306903; said:
Hey bro, this is sort of like an intro thread for cichla keepers, our league thread is located here now.. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/group.php?groupid=105
