Uaru Quick Questions
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i have read about uaru F. being more aggro that the A's so you may have to watch that if you do it.
a definite no to discus. my 2 push everything out of the way. they even stole food from my 6" Saums mouth, pellets and bloodworm. i asked my lfs about discus and they said a definite no because, like Barley said, they are absolute pigs and your discus would slowly starve.
be careful with sevs. I had a really aggressive one that beat on all except my saum but it wasnt for lack of trying. he beat a male con and P. loisellei to near death, both twice its size. there is no way i could have housed uaru with him. i know he was the exception rather than the rule but just so you know it can happen.
good luck
a definite no to discus. my 2 push everything out of the way. they even stole food from my 6" Saums mouth, pellets and bloodworm. i asked my lfs about discus and they said a definite no because, like Barley said, they are absolute pigs and your discus would slowly starve.
be careful with sevs. I had a really aggressive one that beat on all except my saum but it wasnt for lack of trying. he beat a male con and P. loisellei to near death, both twice its size. there is no way i could have housed uaru with him. i know he was the exception rather than the rule but just so you know it can happen.
good luck
Onion01;1871605; said:thanks joey. so 8 to start, then remove 2 as they get older? One of my many dream tanks is a uaru/hoplarchus with river stone and a large driftwood and black background
I say 8 to start for a few reasons.
1) They would feel more comfortable in a larger group and wouldnt hide as much.
2) you may loose 1 or 2 due to many reasons and only end up with 6 anyway.
3) With eight, you would most likly get two pairs out of them, because with 6, you usually would get only one good pair.
Those are just my reasons for getting that amount. If your not looking for a pair, and you confident none would die.(there more hardy then most say) then i would just go with 6.
I will say though, that if you do plan to get a pair or two(one pair for each end of the tank would be nice) Then i would say gather the uaru from different sources to insure a mixed gene pool for more stronger and viable off spring. If you can find 3-4 different sources, i would get two uaru from each. I have only been able to find 2 sources with mine. but i purchased my uaru every 3 months to insure they were at least from seperate spawns.
Heres a tip that i found with my uaru for when they reach adult coloration: The color of the substrate seems to effect the stength of the uaru's color(that happens with most cichlids) But with a black/dark substrate, they maintain a dark coloration all the time. But with a light colored sand, there color will change more often with there mood. and more often it is a washed out color, which isnt very impressive. This is almost common knowledge that the color of the substrate can effect the color of a cichlid, but its especially true of the uaru i find. I keep a white sand, only due to the fact that when they do color up, it is a more shaper contrast and the "wedge" in the center of the body doesnt seem to bleed in with the rest of the body, but remains the domanant feature. Also i find with a lighter substrate, i get more blue tones in there face and the tips of the dorsal/anal fins.
sorry for the long post.... but i love uaru
joey020283;1873020; said:Heres a tip that i found with my uaru for when they reach adult coloration: The color of the substrate seems to effect the stength of the uaru's color(that happens with most cichlids) But with a black/dark substrate, they maintain a dark coloration all the time. But with a light colored sand, there color will change more often with there mood. and more often it is a washed out color, which isnt very impressive. This is almost common knowledge that the color of the substrate can effect the color of a cichlid, but its especially true of the uaru i find. I keep a white sand, only due to the fact that when they do color up, it is a more shaper contrast and the "wedge" in the center of the body doesnt seem to bleed in with the rest of the body, but remains the domanant feature. Also i find with a lighter substrate, i get more blue tones in there face and the tips of the dorsal/anal fins.
sorry for the long post.... but i love uaru
this is a good point... i changed over to a light sand and i think they look much better because of the contrast between the light tan and the black triangle. when they were on a darker substrate it did seem that the darker tan of the body and the black of the triangle blended together.
