I got my first umbee 2 weeks ago from Gage @ cichlid connection. He was sold to me as an f1 male which I assume is right since he's a reputable vendor here. He's around 3.5" and there's no real color or trailers yet except for a little spangling on his cheeks. He lives in a 150 gal with a 4" columbian "shark" catfish that I put there to clean any food he misses.
He's very skittish though... he spends all day swimming around but rushes to hide as soon as I approach the tank and doesn't come out again unless I drop food or leave. Even when I drop food he seems to think twice and sometimes he won't eat until I go away. Water parameters are perfect and temperature is 82 F. I also tried a JD dither but it got skinned alive in a few hours. found it with no scales or tail next to the filter intake.
I thought umbee were very owner responsive and real glass bangers. At what size did yours stop being shy?
He's very skittish though... he spends all day swimming around but rushes to hide as soon as I approach the tank and doesn't come out again unless I drop food or leave. Even when I drop food he seems to think twice and sometimes he won't eat until I go away. Water parameters are perfect and temperature is 82 F. I also tried a JD dither but it got skinned alive in a few hours. found it with no scales or tail next to the filter intake.
I thought umbee were very owner responsive and real glass bangers. At what size did yours stop being shy?
