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feeding colisa lalias?

Hello r/Aquariums while I am not stranger to the hobby I want to ask you, what should I feed my new colisa pair to keep tem both healthy and bibrant? the males have this wonnderful color and the last one I got (like 3 years ago) loosed his pretyness (probably age since I bought him when he was already fully grown)

so what can I feed them and how should I vary their diet, they are fairy young now, about half the adult size.

any ideas would be welcomed

Posted Nov 6, 2016, 2:27 AM UTC

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Gordo014•

What are you feeding them now?

When I had mine, I fed him a combination of Omega One flakes and frozen bloodworms, along with the occasional treat of live bloodworms.

Also make sure to test your water, since stress/sickness can cause them to lose their colors as well.

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Civil_Protection_OP•

ph is 6.5/6.7 last time I checked the last colisa was only with gupies and the tank has some vegetation enoght for him to hide and be around.

I'm feeding this ones wardley flakes, and spirulina boost(little pellets) I just got them yesterday and I'm trying to plan a weekly diet for them.

would you know a way to keep bloodworms or any other life food to breed and always have a small supply of them?

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Gordo014•

I'd check your water for nitrates, ammonia and the whole shebang just in case. Better safe than sorry!

I'd just substitute in frozen bloodworms 2-3 times a week and then flakes/pellets the rest of the time. Frozen foods are much more nutritious than most flakes and pellets.

If you're interested in farming food, I'd recommend brine shrimp over blood worms (which are virtually impossible to maintain unless you have a green house). Basically just need a 5-10 gallon tank, filter, heater, some salt, and brine shrimp eggs. There's plenty of guides if you google it.

Honestly though, unless you're keeping fish that need live food, or live too far from a pet store, using frozen stuff is much less of a hassle.

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Civil_Protection_OP•

alright I'll check those parameters thanks!.

well I guess I'll try to raise the srimps, pet stores aren't a problem but the ones with frozen food/live food are sparse :/

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