Hi all,
I've added a single male A. Trifiasciata into my planted tank about 3 months ago.
He was very shy to begin with and he would often spit out the food. This still hasn't changed. I've tried frozen bw, frozen brine shrimp, cichlid pellets, vibra bites, live daphnia and he doesn't seem to be interested.
The tank is setup with plenty of rocks and it's heavily planted. But he is hiding most of the times.
I've noticed he sometimes rubs himself on the anubias nana leaf. But i wasnt sure if that's a sign of parasite because I've only ever seen him do that once or twice.
Could it be that he's lonely? I know trifiasciata are polygamous and they get aggressive towards females if they're not in breeding condition so I wanted to just keep a single male..
Any help and suggestions would be appreciated.
Here are the tank details:
160L
25°C
3 female dwarf gouramis
10 rummynose tetra
1 SAE
0 0 10
I've added a single male A. Trifiasciata into my planted tank about 3 months ago.
He was very shy to begin with and he would often spit out the food. This still hasn't changed. I've tried frozen bw, frozen brine shrimp, cichlid pellets, vibra bites, live daphnia and he doesn't seem to be interested.
The tank is setup with plenty of rocks and it's heavily planted. But he is hiding most of the times.
I've noticed he sometimes rubs himself on the anubias nana leaf. But i wasnt sure if that's a sign of parasite because I've only ever seen him do that once or twice.
Could it be that he's lonely? I know trifiasciata are polygamous and they get aggressive towards females if they're not in breeding condition so I wanted to just keep a single male..
Any help and suggestions would be appreciated.
Here are the tank details:
160L
25°C
3 female dwarf gouramis
10 rummynose tetra
1 SAE
0 0 10