The Official Rio Doce Kelberi Grow Out Thread!!!

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Hopefully he gets some more nice kels in at some point.

I have the doces eating vitamin enhanced freeze dried bloodworms. They readily accepted them pretty much out of the bag. I'm hoping by them eating the freeze dried stuff, it will be easier to transition them over to pellets and other dried foods.



I'm gonna try to get them on pellets straight out of the bag if not with in a few days I only go with blood worms as treats so I'm hoping with what u r saying they will take some micro pellets right away I've managed to get away with just trying it and they usually take quickly for me at least I've been lucky in the past
 
I'm gonna try to get them on pellets straight out of the bag if not with in a few days I only go with blood worms as treats so I'm hoping with what u r saying they will take some micro pellets right away I've managed to get away with just trying it and they usually take quickly for me at least I've been lucky in the past

Rapps said the just looked at the pellet. When I tried tried, they spit them out. It's not so easy my friend. I also never starve cichla this small is not a good idea instead I feed them 3 times a day. Wait till you see how small they are. ;)
 
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Rapps said the just looked at the pellet. When I tried tried, they spit them out. It's not so easy my friend. I also never starve cichla this small. It's not a good idea instead I feed them 3 times a day. Wait till you see how small these guys are. ;)
 
Yeah I'm figuring an 1.5-2" it's just a matter of luck I've gotten some temp in the past at that size to take in 2 days mouth them rt out of the bag and the next day they took but I also presoften them so there not hard so when they snap them they go mush instead of staying harder for a min or so but like I've said all my bass are pellet trained and most came in at 2-3" so I'm excited to have some Lil guys again :)
 
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Yeah I'm figuring an 1.5-2" it's just a matter of luck I've gotten some temp in the past at that size to take in 2 days mouth them rt out of the bag and the next day they took but I also presoften them so there not hard so when they snap them they go mush instead of staying harder for a min or so but like I've said all my bass are pellet trained and most came in at 2-3" so I'm excited to have some Lil guys again :)

Softening them is a way to go.
 
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They just landed about 30 mins ago my wife has them acclimating rt now in the transition bucket till I get home but she sent me a video just a few mind ago proud to say no doa's at all and are swimming strong already!
 
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If I knew about these ahead of time I would have jumped in and ordered a few. Looking forward to see how these turn out.
 
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