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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / September 2006danios & cichlids
I've gradually been using 4 danios to get a new Malawi cichlid tank started. it's about ready to add the a couple of cichlids now (baby auratus) and I've managed to get 2 of the danios out and back into a community tank but I just CAN'T catch the other two. The little blighters just dash into the cichlid caves. Is there any chance of them surviving if I leave them with the cichlids? >I've gradually been using 4 danios to get a new Malawi cichlid tank started. >it's about ready to add the a couple of cichlids now (baby auratus) and I've >managed to get 2 of the danios out and back into a community tank but I just >CAN'T catch the other two. The little blighters just dash into the cichlid >caves. Is there any chance of them surviving if I leave them with the >cichlids? It's not very likely that the Malawi cichlids will be able to catch a danio so just leave them in the tank. Auratus aren't predatory so they probably won't even notice the danios.  SignatureSteve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks. http://www.easynn.com >>I've gradually been using 4 danios to get a new Malawi cichlid tank >>started. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>caves. Is there any chance of them surviving if I leave them with the >>cichlids? Zero chance especially if you stop feeding them for a few days. SignatureJK Sinrod www.SinrodStudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com >>>I've gradually been using 4 danios to get a new Malawi cichlid tank >>>started. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Zero chance especially if you stop feeding them for a few days. when the auratus get larger they will prob kill the danios just the way melanochromis are sometimes > I've gradually been using 4 danios to get a new Malawi cichlid tank started. > it's about ready to add the a couple of cichlids now (baby auratus) and I've > managed to get 2 of the danios out and back into a community tank but I just > CAN'T catch the other two. The little blighters just dash into the cichlid > caves. Is there any chance of them surviving if I leave them with the > cichlids? I recently had this very problem, and here is how I solved it. I had zebra danios in both my SA and malawi tanks, and I hated the little buggers messing up my region specific dynamic. I was able to get about half of the toatal, but the rest were just impossible. Until that is, I figured out that if I left the lights out at night for about 30 minutes, I was able to switch them back on and really quickly ambush the danios as their tiny eyes were not adjusted to the light. Three trys and I had all the little buggers out of both tanks. Give it a try, but you gotta be quick. If the light switch is not close to the tank I would suggest inlisting a friend or what have you to hit the light as you wait in striking position. Just make sure your eyes are adjusted to the light, or you will have the same problem as the fish...lol >> I've gradually been using 4 danios to get a new Malawi cichlid tank >> started. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > are adjusted to the light, or you will have the same problem as the > fish...lol not a bad tip, red filtered torch at night might work as well |
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