Wild kelberi so close I can just smell them!

[orinocensis1]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1518

it's rewarding to raise them from this size

Yeah bro I agree . Its nice to see them transform. I think the one in the bottem of the pic is gonna be a nice one cause of the super spangly tail he got. Unless he looses it while getting bigger? And now that he settled in he has really red eyes already. We will have to just wait and see and btw that is a nice album you put together with the 3rd batch

 

[Omega007]

Nice pick up. someone should start a new thread.

 

[X-Tank]

Yeah bro I agree . Its nice to see them transform. I think the one in the bottem of the pic is gonna be a nice one cause of the super spangly tail he got. Unless he looses it while getting bigger? And now that he settled in he has really red eyes already. We will have to just wait and see and btw that is a nice album you put together with the 3rd batch

Don't worry too much about the spangling, they both look amazing to me.
My best looking kelberi was the one with least spangle and the body was very light yellowish color.

 

[Dragon Hunter]

Don't worry too much about the spangling, they both look amazing to me.
My best looking kelberi was the one with least spangle and the body was very light yellowish color.

James when u first got them in what did u start feeding them? at what size did u start weening them off live?

 

[X-Tank]

James when u first got them in what did u start feeding them? at what size did u start weening them off live?

I never gave them feeders.
I fed them blackworm a little bit at a time sometimes up to 8 times a day for about 2 weeks. Let them get used to you and come to you to feed. Then wean to frozen blackworm at the same time introduce small pieces of freeze dried krill, this step took me about 1-2 weeks. Once they are on freeze fried krill you can throw in some pellets first thing in the morning when they are hungry with empty stomach, and this step took the longest maybe 2-3 weeks. Those go beyond 8" and not trained are almost impossible to convert to pellets anymore.
Hopefully this helps.

 

[Joey47]

james, back in the cichla game again?

 

[gangster]

dang i wish it wasnt the holiday season....nice p/u's guys!