Cichlid_Boy Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I've kept these guys a couple of times now, and I've noticed that they love to take food off the surface of the water, especially insects. I've even seen them jump out of the water to get an insect on the underside of the tank lid!Whenever I drop an insect in the (crowded community) tank, it's the nyererei which invariably get to it first. Not sure if it's because they come from an area of lake Vic which has tree-lined shores or something (from which insects might drop)?Secondly, I've noticed that their aggressive nature begins very early - here's a vid I took today of some 2-week old fry at feeding time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Great video. Have you any photos of the parents. Wild P. nyererei are omnivorous by nature feeding mainly on aquatic invertebrates and zooplankton. In the aquarium this tendency is still strong. They do well on the occasion feed of brine shrimp or daphnia. Ged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullychichlid Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 So angry at this age. Great video thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlid_Boy Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Here's dad. Not at his best; he's far from the dominant male in that tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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