This was surprising ....I bought pellegrini as pellegrini

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tlindsey said:
I will be setting up a 40 gallon breeder I got last year from Petco very soon for the almost 200 EBA fry . I have been losing a couple daily but that's expected.
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More hide spaces, more daphnia and brine shrimp and more Milk-jug WCs - just scoop a few gallons out everyday w/ milkjug with the top cut off above the handle - it doesn't disrupt and disturb, but it will keep the water quality solid.

frozen Daphnia are the best choice for wigglers that have been removed before the free-swimming stage, and crush high-protein flakes into a fine powder everyday.

The day before will take a day to sink but everytime you crush more, they will be eating the days crushed flakes from before. or take a hammer or rolling pin to some pellets in an envelope.


Don't forget veggies in a blender with some water.....load oral syringe, FIRE!!!
 
Frank Castle said:
Balzanii is apparently so weird that previous cichlid keeping experience appears to count for SO little when keeping these things. I saw pix of a pair and both have male-humps.....you cant even tell them apart, but other literature I read says the females don't GET a hump at all. Now we're doing 50-60F water temps? ....and they don't seem to come to the surface to feed either, all 3 Geos in that tank wait for pellets and food that sinks and haven't learned by watching the EBJDs or the dithers. Shoot, I even have CATFISH in that tank that surface-feed, but not Geos/Gymnos
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I think the Steindachneri were so gluttonous they would surface for food lol.
 
tlindsey said:
I think the Steindachneri were so gluttonous they would surface for food lol.
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My Altifrons in my other tank learned from the big boys, but not the ones in the planted . IDK why they won't "get trained". U got any ideas? I feed frozen shrimp, brine shrimp, squid, clams, bloodworms, dried krill, Hikari Bio-gold+, Omega One and TetraMin color flakes, plus minced romaine, red/green leaf lettuce/mixed greens, peas, lima beans, etc. and the occasional fish fillet. About to try live crickets and earthworms
 
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I'm going to order the daphnia one day. Thx for the info:) Made a miniature vacuum out of a old syringe and airline tubing lol it works great.
 
Frank Castle said:
My Altifrons in my other tank learned from the big boys, but not the ones in the planted . IDK why they won't "get trained". U got any ideas? I feed frozen shrimp, brine shrimp, squid, clams, bloodworms, dried krill, Hikari Bio-gold+, Omega One and TetraMin color flakes, plus minced romaine, red/green leaf lettuce/mixed greens, peas, lima beans, etc. and the occasional fish fillet. About to try live crickets and earthworms
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Yes it hit or miss with some Geos my Redhead Tapojos would only sift through sand for food.
 
tlindsey said:
I'm going to order the daphnia one day. Thx for the info:) Made a miniature vacuum out of a old syringe and airline tubing lol it works great.
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order? Petco and Petsmart have them 24/7, so do most Ma-and-Pa LFSs.
tlindsey said:
Yes it hit or miss with some Geos my Redhead Tapojos would only sift through sand for food.
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red-HEAD and red-HUMP are different, right?
 
That's awesome how often does that happen ?! I hope you can get them to breed that would be amazing. If you don't mind how much are real pellegrini running for nowadays
 
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