herp_mommy
Aquarium Advice Addict
Does anyone have a timeline/ guideline to the growth rate of these cichlids? I'm raising fry now and I'd like to get them big, fat and healthy asap without jeopardizing their health. I assume frequent water changes and high protein meals will be the best way to do this. I'm setting up a fish room with 2.5, 10, and 20 gal tanks for grow-out. Can't plumb the entire system together as it's an upstairs bedroom. I plan on sponge filters and 3x weekly water changes of 75%. Feeding bbs, then beefheart, then NLS Grow formula, then onto NLS cichlid formula. I just want to make sure they're growing at the rate they should be