Wild Caught Katoto

[New2petro]

Thanks for the comments. I hope one day I grow my colony as big and successful as some of you folks. :)

They look really happy and I am sure that they will start to produce for you soon. Just keep them fead and do you water changes. Good luck.

[New2petro]

Great video, unbelievable looking colony. Thanks for sharing.

[crazy42bmx]

+1 on the species kept. Iv seen these in a book and thought they'd be an awesome fish. Look really good in the vids, may have to get me a tank and get a colony myself .....lol
Love the fish good pick up. Let me know if u get fry i may just have to get some

[netninja]

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

Well it seems I have a female that is not eating at all and just stays up in top swimming at one spot. I've taken her out and placed her in a QT tank with metro and epsom salt when doing a wc. Hopefully shes gets healthy again, all the others are very active and eating machines. *fingers crossed* that she gets better.

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: Wild Caught Katoto

Norm, please use an anti-parasitic as well. If I were you, I'd treat the whole tank.

[netninja]

Norm, please use an anti-parasitic as well. If I were you, I'd treat the whole tank.

Which anti-parasitic? Is Prazipro the one to get? Thanks Sunny I'll do just that, Also I take it that I need to remove the carbon and purigen in my filters?

Norm

[Geral]

Norm, please use an anti-parasitic as well. If I were you, I'd treat the whole tank.

+1

You can use API general cure is better attack things fast with trophs, fecal matter that he have leave behind can be transfer to other, in another note some time I will have females hiding swimming away of the group and they are holding

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: Wild Caught Katoto

Yeah, PraziPro or even Praziquantel powder will do. One dose is good for a week, but continue for at least two weeks, three is better. Quarantining by importers don't get all the bugs out in my experience.

[netninja]

Ok great thanks for the info guys!

[netninja]

Ok just got some Prazipro, will do the treatment tonight on the main tank and qt tank. Hope things goes well.

[Ogrodii]

Re: Wild Caught Katoto

Prazipro is really really good

[crazy42bmx]

When ya get a chance post some more pics these may just have to become a colony i get one day. Awesome fish man

[New_Cichlid11]

Norm any update on the condition of the fish?

[netninja]

When ya get a chance post some more pics these may just have to become a colony i get one day. Awesome fish man

Thanks man, I'll try to take more pics after next week.

Norm any update on the condition of the fish?

The 1 female fish in the qt tank is still not eating but does move around some not like before. Its probably still to early since I only treated the tank on Sunday night. As for the main tank I treated with Prazipro as well. I do notice that all seem to be more active now and usually I see most of them swimming on top. They also seem to be much more hungrier. I'll be doing another wc and treating with Prazipro at the end of the week so will see in how it goes next week.

I'm wondering if I should just leave the 1 fish in the qt tank until she eats. She kinda looks depress in there by herself. She's not bloated just looks thinner than the rest. If she still doesn't eat, maybe I need to add her back in the tank after the 2nd week of treatment. Any other suggestions?

[SunnyHouTX]

I would do the following:

Remove all rocks from the main tank
Turn off lights in the main tank
Put the fish in the QT tank back into your main tank
Treat everybody with Metro for at least a week and Prazi for a total of three consecutive weeks, can be treated concurrently
Feed brine shrimp or mysis once a day in the morning to get everybody eating (you can soak these in Metro/water mix for about 30 - 45 minutes before feeding)
Feed spirulina flake once a day to see who's eating and who's not