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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / November 2003Large Cichlid Newbie: Waste Management
I kept planted tanks with small tetras and killies successfully before. Now I am turning my attention to keeping large cichlid like Texas Cichlid or Midas singly in a 70 gallon tank. I had a Flower Horn in a 3-feet tank and boy, does he put out lotsa waste on my bare bottom tank. All I have is an internal Eheim modular filter. I still have to suck up all his poop every 3 days or so. I tried feedig him less but the poop although less is still there. Any better ideas from the more experienced out there? > I kept planted tanks with small tetras and killies successfully > before. Now I am turning my attention to keeping large cichlid [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > is still there. Any better ideas from the more experienced out > there? Add sand or gravel so the waste is not so noticeable. Also, Texas cichlids especially love to dig. By keeping him in a bare bottom tank you are depriving him of his primary source of entertainment. Meph I'm learning more and more everyday about the Midas I inherited... He seriously entertains himself and us by his constant re-arranging of his tank... We recently put a plastic lid in the tank so he would have a toy, and it worked, he's mouthing it, carrying it across the tank and dropping it, picks up small rocks and drops them, gently of course.... > I kept planted tanks with small tetras and killies successfully > before. Now I am turning my attention to keeping large cichlid [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I tried feedig him less but the poop although less is still there. > Any better ideas from the more experienced out there? > I'm learning more and more everyday about the Midas I inherited... He > seriously entertains himself and us by his constant re-arranging of his > tank... We recently put a plastic lid in the tank so he would have a toy, > and it worked, he's mouthing it, carrying it across the tank and dropping > it, picks up small rocks and drops them, gently of course.... My red devil does that. I put some marbles in with him, he moves them around a lot. he also has a plastic diver he picks up and tries to kill :) What joy these big fish are. "James Thompson" <jtech@adelphia.net> wrote in message > "RedForeman ©®" <not@thisaddress.com> wrote in message > > I'm learning more and more everyday about the Midas I inherited... He [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] :) > What joy these big fish are. Marbles???? I never thought about that... but this fish is so big, that he can put several marbles in his mouth, and that frightens me to think he'll swallow them... It's not my fish, I'm fish-sitting for someone, and I'm sure they'd not appreciate the story, "I thought marbles would ENTERTAIN, not kill him.... sorry" I'm thinking something like a wiffle ball or something?? I use Aquaclear 500s on all my tanks 75 gallons and above with large cichlids and have no problems. They are easy to clean and have a large sponge that can be rinsed out and put back in. They hold a couple chemi-pures on top the sponge too. You might also try switching the main part of your cichlid's diet to something like mealworms. The only waste that is left over is the chitinous shell. Mealworms can be purchased in bulk through many sources. > I kept planted tanks with small tetras and killies successfully > before. Now I am turning my attention to keeping large cichlid [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I tried feedig him less but the poop although less is still there. > Any better ideas from the more experienced out there? |
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