icy blue peacock with no eyes!

[Mackwell]

I was making a trip to pet goods originally for just an air stone and check valve, but of course I had to take a quick peek at what they've got in the tanks. and of course I find a lone cichlid that doesn't have eyes! turns out the other peacocks ate his eyes so they put him in a tank with no other fish. I asked them how long he's been living alone there and they said about a month. so I figured hey, why not give this guy a bigger home with some docile fish? he can't see them, and they're not gonna mess with him. he's now in a 30 gallon with a small pleco and a platy. if he does well with the other fish this week, I may consider adding more community fish. what do you guys think? also, how am I gonna get him to find his food? I might just call pet goods and ask them exactly how they did it.




Also, how do I post videos here? I'd love to show you how he gets around the tank. He's not so cichlid-like since he can't see. He's become more of a bottom dweller, and he's very careful.

 

[spiketooth]

Fish can smell food and sense movement. Try tapping the top of the water to get his attention then put food near him

 

[Mackwell]

That makes a lot of sense. he seems to feel a lot more sure on the bottom of the tank though. is there a such thing as sinking cichlid pellets?

 

[spiketooth]

There are lots of food thay sinks. Just try to find the one thay matches best to what cichlids should have

 

[lovemyguppies]

I have new life spectrum cichlid pellets and they sink

 

[Oohitsae]

A friend of mine taught her betta to find his food my spot feeding in a corner. She'd tap on the glass at feeding time and then wait for him to come to the top and then put the pellet right in front of his face. It takes a while to train them that way, but worth it. I can pm you the link to her thread about it if you'd like, just pm me and let me know!

Goodluck! He's a gorgeous little guy! definitely call the petstore in the mean time and see what they were doing