Hi everyone,
I always wanted to keep a Princess of Burundi or Fairy Cichlid or Neolamprologus Brichardi
Finally I have got a spare 170l tank and available 2 month old fry. I hope, I have read enough articles and watched videos about this fish to understand that it would be better and more enjoyable to dedicate the whole tank to this species. However, I would like to share my thoughts/questions/ideas with you:
1. As the fry is not sexable yet, I would like to buy 6 juveniles, 3 - the biggest ones and 3 - middle size. The purpose is to have a better chance to get a pair out of 6 fish. Do you think it is a lot? Would be enough to buy 4 ... 5 fish? Do you know some tips to differentiate males from females in this age?
2. If I have got a pair out of 6 juveniles, will the remaining 4 peacefully live with the paired ones? Or should I remove them from the tank once I have a bonded pair?
3. I am going to buy the silica (white) sand for substrate and provide a lot of caves, stones and hiding spots.
4. Water conditions: temperature 25-26, PH from 7 to 9 with 20% weekly water change.
5. Going to feed different food, particularly brine shrimp. I read that it must be given otherwise fry/juveniles grow with visual defects.
Any other thoughts or recommendations?
Thanking you in advance for your responses
I always wanted to keep a Princess of Burundi or Fairy Cichlid or Neolamprologus Brichardi
Finally I have got a spare 170l tank and available 2 month old fry. I hope, I have read enough articles and watched videos about this fish to understand that it would be better and more enjoyable to dedicate the whole tank to this species. However, I would like to share my thoughts/questions/ideas with you:
1. As the fry is not sexable yet, I would like to buy 6 juveniles, 3 - the biggest ones and 3 - middle size. The purpose is to have a better chance to get a pair out of 6 fish. Do you think it is a lot? Would be enough to buy 4 ... 5 fish? Do you know some tips to differentiate males from females in this age?
2. If I have got a pair out of 6 juveniles, will the remaining 4 peacefully live with the paired ones? Or should I remove them from the tank once I have a bonded pair?
3. I am going to buy the silica (white) sand for substrate and provide a lot of caves, stones and hiding spots.
4. Water conditions: temperature 25-26, PH from 7 to 9 with 20% weekly water change.
5. Going to feed different food, particularly brine shrimp. I read that it must be given otherwise fry/juveniles grow with visual defects.
Any other thoughts or recommendations?
Thanking you in advance for your responses