aquariumlover10
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I was thinking about buying a eletric yellow lab cichlid in a month or two does anyone know there compatability and if they eat ghost shrimp.
I was thinking about buying a eletric yellow lab cichlid in a month or two does anyone know there compatability and if they eat ghost shrimp.
Labs can go with just about anything malawi. They will eat the shrimp and it's not good for them to have them all the time
why can't they eat them all the time.
What size is your tank? Andrew helped me with my stock and I currently have 7 electric yellow labs, 6 coblat blue zebras, 2 Orange Blotch zebras (I had 3) and 2 strawberry peacocks in a 55Gallon tank. The dominant male killed the weakest one in the tank.I was thinking about buying a eletric yellow lab cichlid in a month or two does anyone know there compatability and if they eat ghost shrimp.
it is 10 gallons (the one at my petsmart are only 1 inch)
it is 10 gallons (the one at my petsmart are only 1 inch)
I suggest looking at some smaller Tanzanians if you want cichlids, but they should be kept in a larger tank as well. You get get done Yellow fry, but they would need a bigger tank, or be sold by the time they reach 2-3 inches, and they'll be miserable, susceptible to disease. Look at paracyprichromis nigripinnis as an alternative. But they will absolutely eat your ghost shrimp.
Fish are like us, they need variety, balance, and moderation food wise. Feeding only ghost shrimp is like only eating hamburger. Most cichlids enjoy a veggie based diet with some fat and protein.
Technically they eat the Aufwuchs, which is a mixture of green algae, diatoms, small crustaceans, rotifers,protozoans, insect larvae, oligochaetes and tardigrades.These fish live mostly on algae in their environment.
" Look at paracyprichromis nigripinnis
not trying to jack the thread but was wandering how often too often would be to feed mbunas baby cherry shrimp? i feed them tetra flakes in the am hikari in the green baf in the evening on m-th, on friday i feed them once and i give them frozen foods but have heard the soft brineshrimp are bad for them so was wandering if i could substitute that for baby-medium shrimp, on saturday i feed them only blanched de shelled frozen peas and on sunday i fast them since thats when i do my pwc