orandafan12
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What do they eat? Tropical flakes?
jpchin said:i have 2 gbr's and 7 dwarf gourami's. they eat flake food (made for cichlids), small pellets,some algae tabs and also live food. live food imo is necessary for the cichlids to reach their full potential. all my fish love the live black worms. i feed the worms every other day as a supplement along with regular food.
jpchin said:i assume you did an acclimation period when you introduced him to the aquarium. when i put a new fish in i turn out the lights and allow him to explore the tank. lights out helps the fish to get adjusted to his new surroundings. it also keeps him less visible to the fish already in the tank. he should come around in a day or so. keep lights out until tomorrow. what kind of dwarf cichlid did you get?
jpchin said:sounds good. yeah the lights out really helps them stress less. good luck.
where can you get live black worms?i have 2 gbr's and 7 dwarf gourami's. they eat flake food (made for cichlids), small pellets,some algae tabs and also live food. live food imo is necessary for the cichlids to reach their full potential. all my fish love the live black worms. i feed the worms every other day as a supplement along with regular food.