MoliroMan Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I recently bought 1 male and 2 female C. Leptosoma for a 20inch cube tank. I have tried feeding them spirulina flake and New life spectrum Cichlid pellets but they seem not to be interested. Are they just settling in? Should i try feeding them something else? Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hi Moliro - This seems a very small tank for C. leptosoma? Perhaps - thats just me, I dont have much experience with the fish personally. They are prone to a not-eating, wasting disease - which seems to be made worse with stress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Salita Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Yew is right IMO. Cyps like swimming room. Maybe you could try them on brine shrimp. If they are less than 6cm they shoud readily eat baby brine too. unless the pelets ae very small they wont eat them, they only have a very small tubular mouth designed for zooplanktoon similar to brine shrimp. Also as yew said, when they get stressed, they tend to give up a bit. A large school in a big tank is the best way to have happy cyps IMHO A pair of dwarf tangs would be suited to such a tank. not schooling open water swimmers. Cheers, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 i know ideally they should be kept in a large tank but they were doing fine and breeding in a smaller tank at the aquarium i bought them from. they certainly don't look like they r wasting. i will try some brine shrimp thx dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hi Dave, I agree with YeW's and Jason's posts. Is it possible for you to add them to one of your larger tanks and add to the group? I have tried them with Tropheus spp. without success but I have seen them in someone else's Tropheus sp. tank and they were ok. What is the nitrate reading on that tank? merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 my larger tanks all contain tropheus. i have tried cyps with tropheus with success ie. they were breeding however i was worried the tropheus would eat the cyp fry so i sold them. i guarantee that nitrates is not the problem. i don't think i should get more since these c. leptosoma kekese were not cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 MM, try brine shrimp. All my leptosomas go nuts when they see brine shrimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 were they live or frozen brineshrimp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I am too lazy to grow my own brine shrimp so I buy a box of them from Canley Vale every couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 My fish love frozen brineshrimp, and at only a couple of dollars a packet from canley vale you cant really complain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 got some frozen brine shrimp today and fed the leptos. They seem to not notice where the shrimp r but when they do they do eat but not ferociously. Maybe i am use to tropheus feeding which is always a frenzy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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