African questions

[erikmoseley]

I find if you hold it or your hand is near it they wont go in. just slowly chase them in.

Ok. It'll be tough with all the rocks and 11 other fish I don't want to catch! Ha

 

[erikmoseley]

Maybe I'll save the hassle n wait till they start to get bigger than the others and hopefully easier to catch. What to do what to do...

 

[Mogurako]

Maybe I'll save the hassle n wait till they start to get bigger than the others and hopefully easier to catch. What to do what to do...

Remove the rocks and just lower the water level.

 

[erikmoseley]

Remove the rocks and just lower the water level.

I will. Just didn't didn't wanna rearrange them all! Busy weekend

 

[Mogurako]

I will. Just didn't didn't wanna rearrange them all! Busy weekend

I hear ya there, I hate doing it too.

 

[Cichlid-dude]

I love them fusco's they do get rather large and will eat whatever fits in their mouth and will try to eat things that wont fit lol. At the petsmart near me they have some and they are recomending a 30 gal for them. Totaly absurd!

 

[erikmoseley]

I love them fusco's they do get rather large and will eat whatever fits in their mouth and will try to eat things that wont fit lol. At the petsmart near me they have some and they are recomending a 30 gal for them. Totaly absurd!

I know right! That's where I got mine but they were labelled a johanni!!! And they told me yellow labs were the most aggressive african! I didn't know much but I knew that was waaaay wrong! I'm gonna leave them in for now with about 18 mbuna and peacocks and just see how things play out and rehome as I need to. They're the smallest 2 and hide except feeding time. It's my first african tank and I love the activity and personality they have so far! I'd be surprised if the auratus johanni and kenyi don't beat them up before they get too big ...at least from what I've rea about them as they mature

 

[Cichlid-dude]

I had a big male fusco, he was around 10" and he died choking on a small female that i put in there. They both died, i was pretty sad. I loved that fish.

 

[erikmoseley]

I had a big male fusco, he was around 10" and he died choking on a small female that i put in there. They both died, i was pretty sad. I loved that fish.

That stinks! How big a tank and how quick did he get that big?

 

[erikmoseley]

I had a big male fusco, he was around 10" and he died choking on a small female that i put in there. They both died, i was pretty sad. I loved that fish.

You can see him here next to the zebra