Guest Gutty Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 So i'm just down at my local fish shop, asking about tank mates for my calvus. Anyway, to cut a long story short, the so called "cichlid expert" at this shop told me that i shouldn't feed ANY Tanganyikan fish meat. No blood worms(not even for babies), no feeder fish, no brine shrimp.........only flora foods.Now i asked him about different species, such as calvus and fronties(i know Tropheus are herbivores), he says they are all strictly herbivores.Is there any truth to this ?ThanksMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Nope. No truth.Tanganjika has its predatory species.Lepidiolamprologus spp. spring to mind - as one genus we have here.Frontosa are opportunistic predators (they eat leptosoma etc)... while calvus are fry hunters and live in rock crevices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulva Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 ya, Ive heard frontosa are night time to early morning fish hunters in the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Just as i thought(or knew really, just checking).Maybe i should drop a copy of Jewel of the rift off for them to have a gander at. Though it only really shows egg eaters from memory..........Thank you !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I know tropheus are herbivors but as a general rule most fish will eat another fish small enough to fit in its mouth, and even some that wont.. but strickly meat eaters... not sure. altos, bathybates, b.microlepis, gnanthocromis, greenwoodochromis, theres heeps get a tang book and have a reed, that was up to G i have to agree that i wouldnt give any fish meat, unless its fish flesh, prawns etc. no red stuff. simplest tang book - Back to nature guide to Tanganyikan cichlids by Ad Konings..about $35-50 depends on how you get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Miller Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Tropheus eat bristlenose fry! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrseby Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 ----Tropheus are herbivores), he says they are all strictly herbivores.---Not right !!!! They also eat some meat in the insects found on the rocks and plants that they love ..so while it looks like they only eat vegies ..they also need a small amount of FLESH ..LOLAlso as pointed out from the other post we have other species in the lake ....i could go on and on ...but its def not the case!!!! all depends on the species not just the lake ..MAN!!!!What a silly answear from a person in the industry Shame :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Get the guy to put it in writing and set up two tanks with the same fish. Feed one on the regime the shop sets and one on the food you see recomended here...you know how the results will differ and maybe the LFS will then buy the stunted Flesh eaters from you?! If the shop(or the staff themselves) are touting their staff as Cichlid Experts it is worth letting them know that they are mis-informed about the information they are giving to their clients.Personally I would let em know and give a few references to look at. If they don't wanna know or don't wanna learn...I would change LFS's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Its not only lfs that give the wrong information there is a lot of it done on this forum. So the best way to learn is by your own mistakes hopefully you wont make the same mistake twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz7au Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 How Local Matt?Rey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[-fireStorm-] Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Haha, this guy [LFS employee] is actually suggesting that an entire ecosystem... a) Exist without predators.b) Every animal in that ecosystem took advantage of the same ecological niche, with no trouble at all -Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 No Names thanks if you must ask which LFS, PM or mail him Nigel is totally correct about misinformation, it's not only some LFS that give itI have seen plenty of advice on forums that make me cringeHaving said this I feel that specialist LFS (read not just a pet shop) should havesome idea of the staffs level of competence in different areas of the hobbyJust because you have kept one form of fish doesn't mean you know about allthe others ....... I consider it better to admit your limitations and confer with oneof the other staff that knows more, the customer will have more confidence in the LFS in the end and stories like this will not get postedLee nice pic mate got you on a good day I see :lol: L2H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz7au Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Have pmed him Thanx LINKrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Miller Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Hi Chris,Thanks for the kind words.The picture was obviously taken before I got old and grey but wise:"Getting old is when a narrow waist and a broad mind change places!"Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barca888 Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I was once told gouramis dont lay bubble nest :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Thanks very much for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutalleco Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 sorry about the late reply, but i believe fahaka puffers live in tanganyika, they are extreme predators...and im sure there are many monster predators lurking in that lake, after all its one of the biggest and oldest lakes in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[-fireStorm-] Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Fahaka puffers are crustacean-o-vores. I think Emperor cichlids would be a pretty good candidate for predator. Anyone seen "Jewels of the rift"?-Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallax Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Hi People,Are't we all forgetting the mighty altolamps ????CheersAdam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Nice to see you back Adam where have you been. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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