Re: Need a few suggestions

["Donna M. Recktenwalt" <dmrecktenwalt at prodigy_net>]

Hi, Al -
    I've have and have had F. cinnamomeum and find that they do tend to hide
a good deal, but seem to do fairly well in a heavily planted tank with lots
of cover and some top cover (I have duckweed) as well. Mine aren't always
visible, but they certainly aren't skittish. My lights are on about 13 hours
a day (on a timer), and teh fish seem to do just fine.
    As for foods, mine get mostly flake foods of varying types, plus paste
and live or frozen foods whenever I have a good supply, or can remember to
get them out of the freezer. They seem to be hardy fish that do well without
a lot of fussing.
    Best of luck with them - they're nice.
donna

----- Original Message -----
From: <alsup at localnet_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>; <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:30 AM
Subject: Need a few suggestions


> Hello,
>
> I need some help. I have 8 Fp. Cinnamomeus young in a 10 gal. tank, bare
except
> for some Java moss. I've got a lighted hood with a Penn-plex Aquari-lux 15
watt
> bulb. If I leave this light turned on, the fish almost panic trying to
hide in
> the moss. Yet without the light, the moss has not been doing well. The
fish are
> about 1 inch to 1.25 inch long at this point.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Is this way too much light? Should I get some surface plants to cut
down on
> the light getting to the bottom? If so, what plants would you suggest?
Should I
> leave the light on more and hope the fish acclimate to it? It kinda
defeats the
> purpose of keeping killies if they can't be seen!
>
> 2. So far, I have been feeding frozen BS and BBS. Should I switch to
another
> food, leaving out the BBS? If so what would you suggest?
>
> Al
>
>
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