For Randell; Petrochromis Macrognathus "Zambia"

[myjohnson]

keep this updated...if you need to remove the green macros I understand and will give them a nice home

It's not major or anything. Most are still eating. I just have a bad feel in my gut. After keeping trophs/petros for 4 years I follow my gut feeling.

I do the metro treatment and see how it goes. Transports always cause a lot of stress on fish. I'm stay on top of it and keep you guys updated.

I'm going to do treatment with metro only for now. If it does not get better I plan on going to the clout.

[myjohnson]

Master, bring the trews over if you don't feel like dosing them too.

No, I got this. I'm dosing the whole tank. This is the type that can spread.

[cichlid1409]

catchin it early...thats the way to go. if you got a bad feeling, just do it.

[myjohnson]

catchin it early...thats the way to go. if you got a bad feeling, just do it.

yeah bro. I really don't lost any fish b/c I hit them very early. Hoping for a full recovery.

[tbui1178]

Curious... what kind of signs are you seeing?

[myjohnson]

Less movement among the fishes. 2 females not eating for sure. Could be them not liking the new foo. And just an over all feeling.

Two things cause bloat in new fish: 1) transport and 2) new food.

I hit my tanks with metro 80% of the time when I get new WC anyhow so this is not out of the ordinary for me.

[tbui1178]

You doing flakes? Soaking flakes in metro?

[myjohnson]

Feeding flakes.

Not soaking anything right now.

I start that tomorrow.

[geoff_tropheus]

nice fishes!!

[geoff_tropheus]

damn I spend nearly 6 weeks away, and you all get some nice PEtros

[myjohnson]

nice fishes!!

Thanks Geoff!

These boys can be monsters too.

I'm just hoping they don't kill each other off.

[madugo]

damn...these are the ones you told me about??
looking good dude...
frys dip lol..

[myjohnson]

lol, thanks dude.

Still not out the woods yet.

I need to get all these fish eating.

I made some shrimp mix today so hopefully the two not eating will take to this stuff.

[The_Watcher]

I take it the two not eating are not getting beat up.... Then
If the Shrimp Mix does not work, then try freezed dry Krill .. I had a problem with my Blue Giants...... I had about 7 petro breeders telling me what to do.
Freezed Dried krill works.... trust me on this one.

[myjohnson]

Yup, project shrimp mix was a failure. Just fed them a cube this morning. The other tropheus and petros I had took to it fast. The new arrivals have no idea what it is. I'll have to try hair-algae/nori combo and/or go with the krill. I'll most likely try it all. Thanks for the tip Frank.