What type of food do you feed your African Cichlids?
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Garlic
spirulina powder
whole peas
carrots
some warm water fish meat (cold water fish is too fatty)
Whole shrimp with head if you can find it
zucchini
squash
and just about any other fruit or veggi you think they will like
toss it all in a blender and portion out into sandwich baggies so it will be thin and easily breakable and lay them all flat in the freezer.
I make a years worth at a time and with the shell and head on the shrimp you wont need gelatin to keep it together!
spirulina powder
whole peas
carrots
some warm water fish meat (cold water fish is too fatty)
Whole shrimp with head if you can find it
zucchini
squash
and just about any other fruit or veggi you think they will like
toss it all in a blender and portion out into sandwich baggies so it will be thin and easily breakable and lay them all flat in the freezer.
I make a years worth at a time and with the shell and head on the shrimp you wont need gelatin to keep it together!
We bought Ken's Cichlid Pellets and Ken's Vegetable Flake. They LOVE it!! Such a great price for so much food. Almost three times as much as what he was paying for a months worth or so. There are 31 fish so they go through it, little pigs lol.
They all ended up dying. We got 4 more from Icer this weekend. 2 males 2 females so hopefully they will breed. They are going into their own 72 gallon this weekend. As well as he's thinking about getting some more for possibly breeding. What other victorian's do you breed. He was considering making the 72 a victorian tank. But he isn't completely sure. Just want to let him know what other options he might have available.
Here's a complete list of the Victorians I am breeding
Xystichromis phytophagus (Christmas Fulu)
Lithochromis Xanthopteryx
Lipochromis sp. Matumbi Hunter
Neochromis Rufocaudalis saa nane island
Pundamilia pundamilia Senga point
Mbipia Lutea Makobe Island
As I just explained in a PM to another member the X-mas fulu are the only ones I will have fry to sell of for awhile still as we are working on creating stable populations with other vic experts since many of these are very very rare in the states and even the world.
What he absolutely needs to know is the only way to do a Victorian tank with multiple species is all Male. Any mixing of both sexes will result in Hybrids, and with Victorians that is very bad as we are dealing with many extinct species, and to muddy up their genetics is not a good thing. There are very few exceptions to this rule which would involve very different looking fish both body and color so that there is little to no chance of them confusing their mates, but even then I wouldn't recommend more than 2 breeding groups in a tank that size. If he wants to do all Males I have seen some amazing all male tanks with half a dozen different species. Tell him to check out CichlidsofVictoria.com, there are allot of very good breeders there that know much more than me, and we can help him work out an ideal situation. Often some great prices too.
Todd
Xystichromis phytophagus (Christmas Fulu)
Lithochromis Xanthopteryx
Lipochromis sp. Matumbi Hunter
Neochromis Rufocaudalis saa nane island
Pundamilia pundamilia Senga point
Mbipia Lutea Makobe Island
As I just explained in a PM to another member the X-mas fulu are the only ones I will have fry to sell of for awhile still as we are working on creating stable populations with other vic experts since many of these are very very rare in the states and even the world.
What he absolutely needs to know is the only way to do a Victorian tank with multiple species is all Male. Any mixing of both sexes will result in Hybrids, and with Victorians that is very bad as we are dealing with many extinct species, and to muddy up their genetics is not a good thing. There are very few exceptions to this rule which would involve very different looking fish both body and color so that there is little to no chance of them confusing their mates, but even then I wouldn't recommend more than 2 breeding groups in a tank that size. If he wants to do all Males I have seen some amazing all male tanks with half a dozen different species. Tell him to check out CichlidsofVictoria.com, there are allot of very good breeders there that know much more than me, and we can help him work out an ideal situation. Often some great prices too.
Todd
KMX, we did order Ken's fish food. The fish LOVE it lol. And it's such a good price!
ME, we have noticed that the fulu's just don't seem happy in with the other cichlids. They seem stressed. I think the rest of the tank is just slightly more agressive than they are. We set up the 72 last night and the water parameters are ok today but he is going to give it a couple of more days to cycle then put the fulu's in there. He also has two Ruti Islands. Would those be ok in with the fulu's or should we leave them in with the other cichlids? They seem to be doing fine it's just the fulu's that seem stressed.
I would leave the Ruti's in the community tank. They are way too close to X-mas fulu. Icer has some great fulu, it would be a shame to see them hybridize. My colony has been all but wiped out unfortunately. My only adult male is the original male and I am not sure if he has it in him to breed anymore. I did send a bunch of small fry to fern in florida though in hopes she can continue the strain I was working with, and I will be sending Icer a few females to work with as well, but it may be a little while yet. I highly suspect these are descendants of Dave Hansens stock, which makes them very special.
I really want to see these get a foothold in the northwest. Sorta the champaign bottle setting the Victorian ship assail. There are more great Victorians to come, and I think these are going to really turn out to be the next great thing in the cichlid world. They take a bit more planning than many cichlids, but as a species only breeding group Victorians are very hardy and like bunnies.
I really want to see these get a foothold in the northwest. Sorta the champaign bottle setting the Victorian ship assail. There are more great Victorians to come, and I think these are going to really turn out to be the next great thing in the cichlid world. They take a bit more planning than many cichlids, but as a species only breeding group Victorians are very hardy and like bunnies.
ha ha true that i have one set almost ready to grow more/sell/trade and two brand new sets one spit last weekend and other is around day 10 its gettin crazy here... my super males is not doing much thoughme said:
might have to introduce another male to get him going...... 5 females all to him self... and he must think its eye candy or something lol
: I can't wait for my P.P. Senga points to take off !! it's funny cause there are more fish in that group than any of my other fish colonies period and looks like a great ratio, yet no fry. Although Marco (or was it Axel), said they are still a bit young, and that these are one of the few vics that are a hard to get spawns from. I just can't imagine not having some success with them though with the numbers I have though. The dominant male has had a territory staked out for 2 months now, so I'm hoping any day. :bounce:
lol me i have a colony of ruti malawzii that nows have 2-3 males and like 20 females... but was about 1:15 for the last several months only have gotten one spawn and lost it cause i puller her to earlyme said:
... my fish just like the fish candy...lol good luck hope he comes though for you