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Thinking of adding one (two?) to my 12 gal tank which already contains five Laubuca Dadibujori (Dadios) and two Black Phantom Tetras. Are they hardy? Are they good eaters (flake and freeze dried)? Can also provide frozen food. Thanks!
Frozen food is not the same as freeze dried, is it? I think I've always felt that freeze dried was just as good, but apparently not. Freeze dried is the same as "dry" or "flake"?
Can you suggest another Cichlid, one that will eat flake or frozen food and be content in a 12 gal? Do you know anything about Laetacara aragualae (Buckelkopf)? Heard of it, but can't find much info about it online. Thanks!
Thanks for the info Mike. Trying to do as much "homework" as I can before I buy any new fish. Where would I buy live baby brine shrimp? Should I try two apistos? Is there a different dwarf cichlid that I should consider that might be more comfortable in my tank? Thanks again.
Mike:
Still thinking about this fish in light of your advice. I fed it tropical flakes, cichlid pellets, freeze dried bloodworms, daphnia, brine shrimp and tubifex worms. I never fed any live food. The only ones it would eat were the flakes, pellets, and occasionally the tubifex. It was a 12...
Wow - seven years! You must really take good care of your fish. After thinking about your advice, maybe my tank is not the best for this type of fish. I'll have to do a little more research to find a good fit for this tank. Thank you.
I had an AC for 14 months, and it died yesterday. It was in a 12 gal tank with five Dadios and two Black Phantom Tetras. It was always a fussy eater and spent most of it's time hiding. For the last week of its life it was lying on it's side. It was a beautiful fish, but do they all behave...