My son just got two cichlids from a friend. Before we got the fish we prepared the tank replaced the biowheel-a-ma-bob thingy and bought food. There were several kinds (floating, sinking, balls, flakes, etc) and seeing as how I did not have a cell phone on me (and don't trust Petsmart clerks) I just bought Tetra TetraCichlid Cichlid Crisps.
We've had the fish in the tank for a day. They have not eaten. The crisps are still there....soggy but there. Most floated but some sank. It looks like they haven't touched them. Their is nothing in the tank but rocks, the fish, and some floating, feather boa-type live plants.
At their previous home, they ate like, well, pirahnas. The friend said they'd eat all the time, even if they weren't hungry. I'm going to try to get answers from the friend (she's 12 but knowledgeable) tomorrow but wanted to see what you all thought about it here.
All I know about these are that the male is brownish/greyish with stripes and the female is "a pink" but her color is whitish and creamsicle orange. Yeah, I'm not so brilliant with fish. lol.
Can you help? What might be the problem? What do you think is the best cichlid food?
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