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CKfish
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Hi all,
I've kept rams before, but I just acquired my first apistos. I now have 6 juvenile cacatuoides that are 2 months old and vary between 1/3" and 3/4" long. Some are already showing a little color.
They are in an established 10 gallon tank with lots of java moss, which they immediately started picking infusoria out of. The previous inhabitants have been moved to other quarters. I would love to raise them successfully to adulthood and try to get a breeding pair out of the group. After growing them out the adults will eventually move to a 150 gallon planted tank.
How should I feed them when they are this size? I have Sera fry food, live black worms and white worms, frozen bloodworms and mysis shrimp, a variety of flake foods from Omega and Hikari micropellets in the house. If I need to get other live foods or mix up grated egg I could do that as well.
Also, my water is moderately hard with very little KH. pH tends to run around neutral. I might try to use some peat to soften it. My understanding is that peat will affect pH and KH more than GH, so is this step really necessary? If I add peat, do I need to prep it in any way, or can I just put it into the filter in a mesh bag?
Thanks for your thoughts!
CKfish
I've kept rams before, but I just acquired my first apistos. I now have 6 juvenile cacatuoides that are 2 months old and vary between 1/3" and 3/4" long. Some are already showing a little color.
They are in an established 10 gallon tank with lots of java moss, which they immediately started picking infusoria out of. The previous inhabitants have been moved to other quarters. I would love to raise them successfully to adulthood and try to get a breeding pair out of the group. After growing them out the adults will eventually move to a 150 gallon planted tank.
How should I feed them when they are this size? I have Sera fry food, live black worms and white worms, frozen bloodworms and mysis shrimp, a variety of flake foods from Omega and Hikari micropellets in the house. If I need to get other live foods or mix up grated egg I could do that as well.
Also, my water is moderately hard with very little KH. pH tends to run around neutral. I might try to use some peat to soften it. My understanding is that peat will affect pH and KH more than GH, so is this step really necessary? If I add peat, do I need to prep it in any way, or can I just put it into the filter in a mesh bag?
Thanks for your thoughts!
CKfish