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Old May 2nd 06, 02:39 AM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
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I put my new 3-in albino cichlid in an outdoor pond in Phx, AZ, where
my minnow poulation had gotten little overwhelming. I was a bit
nervous - the guy at the pet store said he would bite me, eat all my
other fish, yadda yadda, don't put him in with anything else, blah
blah.

Well, one thing I've learned is pet store assistand does not a fish
expert make, and as has often been the case, the advice I got was
wrong. My cichlid had been an awesome fish.

What a great fish! He's beautiful, doesn't harass the other fish, has
never bitten anyone (I thought that was stupid) and has trimmed the
ranks of minnows beautifully. He only goes after the ones he can eat,
and any big fish have been left alone.

For everyone who has had trouble with aggressive fish, putting a
cichlid in a pond environment works great. He's non agressive to the
other fish - unless they're small enough for him to eat. He hasn't
attacked the others at all, not even nipped their fins. Granted, the
pond is 700 gallons, but I have about 65 fish of different sizes, at
feeding time everyone rubs elbows, and he still behaves like a
gentleman.

Also, he's a spooky badass. Compared to the koi, comets, and minnows,
he swims so sneakily and gracefully, hanging in the water, gently
oozing backwards under a plant to ambush a minnow. Beautiful fish - a
great purchase ad a new favorite.

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Old May 30th 06, 12:12 AM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
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Glad things worked out so well. I had a beautiful G. brasiliensis that
would eat from my hand - and if I didn't have any food would bite my
fingers! LOL
He did draw a tiny bit of blood occasionally, but only if my hand was
in the water long enough to soften the skin.
Bob

 




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