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Pel. taen. 'lobe' is a new fish for me. I have kept several kribs, but not this species. I have had a group of four (two pairs) for a little over a week. I noticed that they have an interesting feeding style. They move rapidly over the substrate, nose down, scooping mouthfulls of gravel and spitting it out; very much like some geophagine fish I have kept.
I started to feed a sinking spirulina pellet that has a high fish protein content in order to cater to this bottom feeding strategy, and they went nuts. Whenever I feed they all come rushing out all over the tank and very quickly 'sweep' the gravel surface. They pay no heed to falling food like my other kribs do. The want the stuff off the bottom.
Anybody else notice this behavior? MY P. t. 'moliwe' and 'nyete' do not do it. Just the 'lobe'...