The Red Devil Diary
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It’s because it’s sucking in air to produce the bubbles, if I turn it down it goes quiet. But yeah I should’ve done that for the video now that I think about it lol
Kratos has given me a bit of a scare over the last couple days. Two days ago he stopped eating pellets and I thought something was up with him. What really left me confused is that he hasn’t been acting weird at all, other than somehow taking it up another notch in aggression. He’s been digging as usual, always incredibly active, front and center to greet me when I’m near, begging for food etc. No hard breathing, no sulking, no clamped fins and no injuries other than a tooth being knocked out from going after the glass cleaner magnet.
That is, until this morning I tried the freeze dried krill and the bug bites (that I feed around 3x a week) and he ate them up instantly. So perhaps I’ve spoiled him a bit and the little a-hole wants to be picky, he’ll be fasted for 3 days now and I’ll only feed the krill and bug bites once a week from now on. Anyway, here’s another vid of him taken around a week ago.
That is, until this morning I tried the freeze dried krill and the bug bites (that I feed around 3x a week) and he ate them up instantly. So perhaps I’ve spoiled him a bit and the little a-hole wants to be picky, he’ll be fasted for 3 days now and I’ll only feed the krill and bug bites once a week from now on. Anyway, here’s another vid of him taken around a week ago.
The big guy is back to eating pellets now, couldn’t even last 2 days 
I’ve started giving him treats less frequently now. I’ve noticed that over the last week he seems to have gotten a small growth spurt. His forehead profile seems slightly steeper, he’s gotten thicker and maybe half an inch longer. His growth has slowed since he hit 8 inch but that’s to be expected since he’s nearing maturity.
What confirmed my suspicions is when my aunt (who absolutely adores him) came over yesterday evening and was shocked at his size and said “oh he’s definitely grown!”. The last time she saw him was 2 weeks before that. Sometimes when you see a fish everyday it’s hard to really notice subtle differences in growth. Anyway here’s a couple photos from today, lighting isn’t the best because it’s been a rainy morning.
I’ve started giving him treats less frequently now. I’ve noticed that over the last week he seems to have gotten a small growth spurt. His forehead profile seems slightly steeper, he’s gotten thicker and maybe half an inch longer. His growth has slowed since he hit 8 inch but that’s to be expected since he’s nearing maturity.What confirmed my suspicions is when my aunt (who absolutely adores him) came over yesterday evening and was shocked at his size and said “oh he’s definitely grown!”. The last time she saw him was 2 weeks before that. Sometimes when you see a fish everyday it’s hard to really notice subtle differences in growth. Anyway here’s a couple photos from today, lighting isn’t the best because it’s been a rainy morning.
He's looking great. Love the pictures of him when he's on an angle showing his lateral line.
Hi everyone, honestly not sure what’s happened here but Kratos seems to have injured his mouth a couple days ago. There’s nothing in his tank that’s sharp enough to cause this so I’m perplexed. His lips are swollen and he can’t really close his mouth. He’s not eating, hasn’t been eating for 2 days now. I did a big water change yesterday. His coloring isn’t dull and there’s no clamped fins but he is definitely being sluggish and less reactive to me. Doesn’t hang out in his clay pot as much anymore and just stays near the bottom, but doesn’t lay just there. No heavy breathing though. Here are some photos. The first 3 are from yesterday during the water change and the last 2 are from this morning. Seems a bit worse. Should I just keep doing water changes for now?
Back in the early 2000’s when the Steinhart Aquarium was relocating I had the good fortune to be invited to help catch the fish from the South American exhibit tank. One of the fish I had was an adult orange Midas cichlid. At my store, he lived in a 65 gallon tank. “Archie” would rage at any and all that came to admire him.
He is truly missed
He was a great fish
Good luck to you and the fish
Feed it
Love it
He is truly missed
He was a great fish
Good luck to you and the fish
Feed it
Love it
