Reply To: Labidochromis Caeruleus

@L168 wrote:

Hi Chris,

Try spinach, they will like that

Mfg peter

will add it top the list. thanks

ive read they eat carrot aswell?

@L777 wrote:

Chris, one thing I’ve noticed when cycling tanks is that many fish lose their appetite when the nitrite starts to pile up. For whatever reason, my experience with truly virgin tanks (not boosted with bacterial additions from commercial products or stable tanks) is that the nitrite readings take several weeks longer to decline than do the ammonia readings. Sorry if this is all stuff you know, but thought a reminder about loss of appetite might be useful to watch for in conjunction with your water tests.

will keep it in mind :wink:

dont want to say to much about the stuff im using but so far it seems good, except the little amount of ammonia.

im testing daily so should pick up on anything straight away.

thanlks

@aquaholic85 wrote:

i feel mine exclusive New Life Spectrum, its a lil pricey but its worth it and the jar lasts few months. I feed mine once a day in the afternoon but you can do whatever.. cichlids really do seem to ‘sleep’…super groggy..in the a.m. when you turn the lights out…so if you plan on feeding them am be sure give them bout 15 min with lights on b4 you feed them.

the lights come on at about 3 in the afternoon, i get home at about 4.30 ish and feed about 10 mins
later. i might feed a few pellets if im bored about an hour before lights out

@aquaholic85 wrote:

you can go crazy feeding your fish frozen peas and veggies or what not..i’m not in too it, i have a life and being chef boyordee for my fish isn’t my thing.

i dont cook for my fish lool

i leave a pea or 2 out for a few mins so its defrost. i then cut it into small bits and drop in so technichly im not cooking anything (which is a good thing as im teraball at cooking)

@aquaholic85 wrote:

how many U.S. gallons is your tank? and dimensions of the tank? i don’t know my metric very well..

its 49.2 us gallons

its about 47x15x16 (l X w X h)

thanks
chris