Just rescued this Cichlid. Now I need to move the baby bettas out of the tank I just put them back in lol The tank it came in is far too small.
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Alex has some cute competition lol Can't wait to introduce her tomorrow. It was lights out when this popped up as having to go ASAP. Guy paid somebody to do work at his boat shop while he was in Florida for a few months. Guy moved into the shop for a few months of free rent and bolted when the owner got back having not done any work. Left behind this Cichlid in a pretty cool tank. I thought it was going to be maybe 2in.... It's pushing 6 lol His wife was angry and wanted to flush the fish (revenge?) Anyway, I wanted the tank and got a cool surprise inside again
No idea if it's male or female as I never even thought about them. We named it Woodstock
It's a small medium predatory fish. Checks out lol
Like blaming beardies for eating fancy insect pets instead of their roaches
Yeah, they'll eat guppies. Because that's what they eat
So pretty sure it's a male, going to verify when I move it later into the big tank. I have actually been wanting an actual larger predatory fish. I thought Bettas would be it, but they're pretty puppy like. I have been contemplating a wild captured panfish, but this is basically the African version. Going to offer live food today, probably for the first time to be honest.
From flake food to live insects, worms and fish. Hoping to eventually be able to hand feed him like I do Alex.
Apparently one of the very few cichlids that aren't omnivores. In the wild they eat algae and plankton, so I'm going to make some seaweed and shrimp smoothie and freeze it for him.
Edit: The first fish I feed like Alex. Depending on his current age, he could outlive her. Up to 18 years.
Apparently one of the very few cichlids that aren't omnivores. In the wild they eat algae and plankton, so I'm going to make some seaweed and shrimp smoothie and freeze it for him.
Edit: The first fish I feed like Alex. Depending on his current age, he could outlive her. Up to 18 years.
Wow, I knew turtles and birds had to have arrangements made for our passing, but I had no idea it eas the same for fish. I'm a smarter person today lol.
Wow, I knew turtles and birds had to have arrangements made for our passing, but I had no idea it eas the same for fish. I'm a smarter person today lol.
Not only the fish, but the equipment too. So many people just inherit things. I picked up an entire Angel fish breeding and grow out for sale setup from a last after her father passed away (former fish store owner)
Same with our beardies things
Hopefully we still have beardies with us at that point Still gotta be the weirdo at the retirement home lol
I love when my Hazel goes into the fish room and just watches the fish, it's fascinating if how beardies will watch fish everyday all day.Hazel stay in there for a while because in the room it gets up too 98° which is very hot and humid and then there are a bunch of LED lights because some of the fish we have need them so she can stay down there on a stack of warm towels and she doesn't move lol . and then once I move her back to her cage she hates it
I love when my Hazel goes into the fish room and just watches the fish, it's fascinating if how beardies will watch fish everyday all day.Hazel stay in there for a while because in the room it gets up too 98° which is very hot and humid and then there are a bunch of LED lights because some of the fish we have need them so she can stay down there on a stack of warm towels and she doesn't move lol . and then once I move her back to her cage she hates it
But mostly I think it's just exciting to watch.
She likes watching the cats and dogs go by. The cats are especially curious to her. They get a lot of quizzical head turns
But mostly I think it's just exciting to watch.
She likes watching the cats and dogs go by. The cats are especially curious to her. They get a lot of quizzical head turns