i just got 2 red bellies, and this is my first time with these fish.... i know they are carnivores, duh, and are agressave, duh, the things i was wondering if anyone can help me with is additional info that is not as generalised. i have other fish- in different tanks of course- there are oscars in one, i have a freshwater shark with some tiger barbs in another, and a fantail goldfish with a molly in the 4th tank...... is care of the RBP's smillar to the oscars or any of the others?
what can u tell me?
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i forgot to add.... i am currantly feeding these 2 frozen bloodworm larve, thats what the store told me to, is this right?
How big are they? I have five small RBP's in a 60 and they are doing well. I am going to have to upgrade to a 90 or 125 in early to mid summer though. Mine were the size of a nickel when I got them a month ago and now they are all 2-3.5" each. they are growing fast and they are fun to keep.
one of them is about the size of a quarter, the other one is a lil smaller
they r just babies.....
they r just babies.....
yeah, i'd get one more, you can get more if you plan on upgrading, which i would do either way, nothing less than a 75. as far as care goes, keep your temp around 80f, feed them 2-3 times a day if they are small, you can feed them bloodworms, flake food, small pieces of tilapia, shrimp, or catfish, frozen silversides or krill and now would also be a good time to get them started on a nice high-quality pellet such as hikari cichlid bio-gold. a healthy varied diet is what is going to be best for them and make sure you stay away from feeders, they are absolutely unnecessary.
i am giving them the bloodworms, in the am and pm, and around lunch time flakes.
these two arent fighting or even challanging each other, they actually swim together and stay clost to each other- is that normal of these fish?
these two arent fighting or even challanging each other, they actually swim together and stay clost to each other- is that normal of these fish?
also remember that they are very messy fish, so you are gonna need tons of filtration, especially when they get bigger. just make sure you keep that water clean and keep up with weekly water changes. if you don't already have a powerhead, i'd go out and get one of those as well.