LuminousAphid
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Hey cichlid people, I have great news! I got my very first cichlid!
She is a German Blue Ram, probably under 6 months because she is on the small side. I originally had the idea to get her in order to eat up some of the millions of guppy fry I'm about to have, but finally decided to do it on the basis that they are just really cool fish. None of my other fish have the sort of personality a ram tends to display, and I am really liking having her so far. I got her at Aquarium Co-Op after the plant swap last Saturday, so I have had her just under a week and she seems to be settling in fine. Half the reason I decided to get her was that Cory had other fish from the same local breeder which looked outstanding- some amazing "Orange Flash" Apistos and some "Gold Faced" GBR that all looked super healthy.
My tank is a pretty well-stocked community tank, and although I have heard they can be aggressive, I haven't seen her so much as nip at another fish yet. Even the guppy fry I transferred in don't seem to interest her. She does like flakes, Hikari micro pellets, Hikari crab cuisine and live blackworms though, but maybe when she's older she will turn killer
Here's hoping so *maniacal grin* I think I have also seen her eat a few tiny baby snails, which is good because they are going to start getting out of hand soon.
She is still doing a little bit of pacing the glass as she settles in, but now I usually see her hunting for tidbits under the plants and along the bottom when I see her. She also seems to have made a cave in the back home, but thankfully doesn't stay there all the time hiding. I love the way she hunts, just cruising along and then suddenly she stops dead- slowly she drifts in for the kill and NOM! No more snail.
I'm gonna try to get good pictures of her later, but first I need to find the cord for the good camera. Here is a placeholder:
About to strike
Also, this is a female, right? Pink belly, doesn't have longer dorsal spikes
She is a German Blue Ram, probably under 6 months because she is on the small side. I originally had the idea to get her in order to eat up some of the millions of guppy fry I'm about to have, but finally decided to do it on the basis that they are just really cool fish. None of my other fish have the sort of personality a ram tends to display, and I am really liking having her so far. I got her at Aquarium Co-Op after the plant swap last Saturday, so I have had her just under a week and she seems to be settling in fine. Half the reason I decided to get her was that Cory had other fish from the same local breeder which looked outstanding- some amazing "Orange Flash" Apistos and some "Gold Faced" GBR that all looked super healthy.
My tank is a pretty well-stocked community tank, and although I have heard they can be aggressive, I haven't seen her so much as nip at another fish yet. Even the guppy fry I transferred in don't seem to interest her. She does like flakes, Hikari micro pellets, Hikari crab cuisine and live blackworms though, but maybe when she's older she will turn killer
Here's hoping so *maniacal grin* I think I have also seen her eat a few tiny baby snails, which is good because they are going to start getting out of hand soon. She is still doing a little bit of pacing the glass as she settles in, but now I usually see her hunting for tidbits under the plants and along the bottom when I see her. She also seems to have made a cave in the back home, but thankfully doesn't stay there all the time hiding. I love the way she hunts, just cruising along and then suddenly she stops dead- slowly she drifts in for the kill and NOM! No more snail.
I'm gonna try to get good pictures of her later, but first I need to find the cord for the good camera. Here is a placeholder:
About to strike
Also, this is a female, right? Pink belly, doesn't have longer dorsal spikes
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