DizzCat
Aquarium Advice Freak
Once a month I take apart my Mbuna tank to do a really good cleaning because they are PIGS!! Never ceases to surprise me when I pick up a rock and there is a little fry hiding out Most times I just let the adults get them because I would be so over run by fry if I did not. Today I decided to save the little kids. Found 3 Red Zebras (from the batch that the mom had a HUGE mouthful) and a little Yellow Lab. Not often a Lab makes it a month in the big tank, even with all the rocks.
I got my net ready and when I lifted the rock I scooped up the kid. Well, I saw the Lab early on, but lost track of it. When I had all the rocks out no lab fry Lectured the adults for eating it (as if they listen to a word I say!) and went to wash the rocks. Picked up one and out popped the little guy! Scooped him out of the sink and into the small tank. Whew! He's a tad disoriented, but fingers crossed he makes it. I want this one too! It is already showing strong black and most of my fry don't at that size!
So, next months clean I will be finding yet more. Have a mom Red Zebra, the mom Yellow Lab and a mom Acei all with mouthfuls. Fingers crossed I have a Permutt with a mouthful soon too. They were flirting the other day, must have been all the spawning that got to them LOL.
Do all of you clean once a month like that? My Mbuna LOVE it when I do, they spend all day exploring, digging, and just having a blast when I do! They know its going to be new too, because when I remove all the rocks they get so hyped up! They do not act like that when I just do a regular clean.
Mbuna are so fun!
I got my net ready and when I lifted the rock I scooped up the kid. Well, I saw the Lab early on, but lost track of it. When I had all the rocks out no lab fry Lectured the adults for eating it (as if they listen to a word I say!) and went to wash the rocks. Picked up one and out popped the little guy! Scooped him out of the sink and into the small tank. Whew! He's a tad disoriented, but fingers crossed he makes it. I want this one too! It is already showing strong black and most of my fry don't at that size!
So, next months clean I will be finding yet more. Have a mom Red Zebra, the mom Yellow Lab and a mom Acei all with mouthfuls. Fingers crossed I have a Permutt with a mouthful soon too. They were flirting the other day, must have been all the spawning that got to them LOL.
Do all of you clean once a month like that? My Mbuna LOVE it when I do, they spend all day exploring, digging, and just having a blast when I do! They know its going to be new too, because when I remove all the rocks they get so hyped up! They do not act like that when I just do a regular clean.
Mbuna are so fun!