hello im not going to get an umbee as for what some of you guys are going to probably ask but no im not...but i would like to later in the future...can a umbee pair go into a 8'x3'x3' indoor pond? or is that too small for an open water predator?
Umbee's pairs....
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i just wanna know some facts about these facinating and aggressive monster cichlids....since i may order some in mid march and i want to see what size dimension would best fit a pair of umbees......thats all
yea thats going to be the only thing in that pond....as i have another pond thats the same thing in dimension but thats already occupated with other cichlids and oddballs and other exotics...
what should i feed them to get those awesome coloration i see all the time in those pics and videos on youtube?
with the research ive done so far everyone is pretty consistent on just giving them a varied diet of raw shrimp beefheart bloodworm and any other good quality fish food. I noticed your from the bay do you have your umbees already or are you looking for some?
oh ill be getting about 6 of them from aquabid.com from fishfarm...just waiting on them...and ill see which is the best out of the 6 and hopefully see a pair or something...
Why dont you go to Hung Ming in San Francisco and you could pick them out yourself. I was there last week and they had about 150+ 1 inchers
That pond would be good for them.
As far as feeding goes, be sure to mix in a good pellet with the other foods mentioned. The better pellets have a good nutrional profile that might be missed if the fish gets stuck on one other food. Something with lots of spiulina would be good for the blue coloration. I like Omega Veggie Rounds as their ingredients are superior to most other manufactured pellets (whole fish plus high levels of spirulina and kelp). NLS is another great pellet.
By the way, market shrimp is a great food for the larger specimens. They are fairly cheap (just buy a big bag of frozen shrimp), the fish like them, and they pack on mass.
As far as feeding goes, be sure to mix in a good pellet with the other foods mentioned. The better pellets have a good nutrional profile that might be missed if the fish gets stuck on one other food. Something with lots of spiulina would be good for the blue coloration. I like Omega Veggie Rounds as their ingredients are superior to most other manufactured pellets (whole fish plus high levels of spirulina and kelp). NLS is another great pellet.
By the way, market shrimp is a great food for the larger specimens. They are fairly cheap (just buy a big bag of frozen shrimp), the fish like them, and they pack on mass.