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[Lay6488]

I seen this and wondering what type it is and what it eats?
it's at small mom and pop lfs and has a minnow in it's mouth

 

[Lay6488]

It says assorted Africans on tank why would it be fed a minnow? Didn't know they could be fed live fish
anyone who knows thanx just curious

 

[Brandon D.]

Peacock or hap juvie of some sort

 

[Lay6488]

Here's another smaller one better pic it's got a blue shine

 

[Brandon D.]

Interesting looking fish still there's Alota blue haps and peacocks out there

 

[Lay6488]

Are these carnivores? Guy told me I can add to mbuna tank I'm planning
I'm searching for fish right not I'm letting tank run still

 

[Brandon D.]

Not really you could feed the blood worms once in a while but not mbuna I feed my hap/peacock tank a pellet food veggie flake and the occasional blood worm honestly you'd do them great to just feed NLS

 

[Lay6488]

I have tank running and have some fish in it but not cichlids I'm still trying to pick out so I shouldn't get these things?

 

[Brandon D.]

What's in the tank?

 

[Lay6488]

Right now I have white cloud minnows (going to put back in 36 gallon once I buy cichlids) in there with some syno catfish and nerita snail

 

[Brandon D.]

That cats will be fine but idk bout the others

 

[Wy Renegade]

I seen this and wondering what type it is and what it eats?
it's at small mom and pop lfs and has a minnow in it's mouth
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It doesn't have a minnow in its mouth. That is a female that is mouthbrooding her young.

The cichlids will likely eat the snails, but in part it will depend on what types of cichlids you go with. I don't generally recommend keeping peacocks with mbuna, as the peacocks are generally carnivores and the mbuna are generally herbivores - so they have different nutritional needs.

 

[Lay6488]

Ok great thank you for the advise