I bought two pair of these from a friend who was shutting down all his tanks. The females started dropping fry almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometime shortly after I got these fish, my fish room got quite hot, maybe in the mid 80’s. These fish were in a top rack, close to the ceiling, and they did not like the warm temps — several fry and all but one adult male died over the course of a few days from the heat. Despite that, I still wound up with a few dozen fry in the tank with the male, who did not seem interested in eating them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve been feeding them live baby brine shrimp daily, plus the occasional shake of flake food. I’ve also been giving them a green been every few days; I never see them picking on the beans, but they’re always gone by morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I bought two pair of these from a friend who was shutting down all his tanks. The females started dropping fry almost immediately. Sometime shortly after I got these fish, my fish room got quite hot, maybe in the mid … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/bogott.net\/unspecified\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/limiaperugea-1.png\")
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