tropfish
03-19-2008, 09:41 PM
Well, i've had my jellybean cichlid (Killer, rightly named too haha) and i thought i'd put up a sheet about them since i think i am the only site member to own one (correct me if i'm mistaken)
Origin
The Jellybean cichlid is a hybrid of a white convict and a blood parrot cichlid. Since blood parrots are also hybrids, you will find that jellybeans can vary widely in body shape and mouth function (mine has a fully functioning mouth but in the store other's have less functioning ones.)
Temperment
Jellybean cichlids are particularly aggressive, this is really where you can see the cinvict in them. Mine used ot like with 3 smaller odd fish that i couldn't put in the 5g or 55g. Now, i had no idea what to expect this fish's temperment to be like because there is not much information on them. Anyway, by the end of the first month he had killed off the fish with him (a guppy, a glowlight tetra, and a female betta.) This came as a suprise to me.
Personality
This fish is full of personality. Whenever i come up to the tank he runs right up to greet me, although he has no problem biting me and even picking up gravel and spitting it at me when i'm cleaning the tank. the bites don't hurt but gave me quite a suprise when it first happened. I even play a game with him. I feed him primarily sinking pellets, and i take one at a time and drop them in the water and he chases them down and eats them. Occasionally i'll put one in the filter output and watch it shoot out into the water as he swims to catch it, he rarely ever misses. Also, his tank is planted with java moss on driftwood and amazon swords planted in the ground. If he doesn't like where one of the swords is he'll pull it out. Secondly, he likes to make a small "pit" in the gravel, kind of like how a cichlid cleans out his cave. He picks up one peice of gravel at a time and moves it to the other side of the tank and puts it into a pile.
Feeding
I feed mine HBH super soft frozen food alternative sinking pellets supplemented freeze -dried bloodworms one or twice a week, an occasional algae wafer, and wardley high quality goldfish flakes (i used these 3 times a week with the pellets because they help make his color more vibrant)
Size and color
The Jellybean tops off at 3" in size. The colors range from a pure white to a pale lemon yellow, and depeloves beautiful iridescent spots on it's fins.
Tank Size
I have mine in a heavily moderately planted 10g tank with an Aquaclear 30 filter. I do a w/c once a week. I would not reccomend keeping one in any smaller than a 10g tank. Also, i wouldn't reccmoned two in anything less than a 20g due to their aggressive nature.
Water Chemistry
The PH of the tank is 7.0, and they can adapt to a wide variety of water chemistries.
Ending Notes
This fish is a very fun and interactive pet that can make a single "wet pet" for aquarists with a smaller tank. Just make sure that you keep them with fish as aggressive as itself or it will pick on them.
Origin
The Jellybean cichlid is a hybrid of a white convict and a blood parrot cichlid. Since blood parrots are also hybrids, you will find that jellybeans can vary widely in body shape and mouth function (mine has a fully functioning mouth but in the store other's have less functioning ones.)
Temperment
Jellybean cichlids are particularly aggressive, this is really where you can see the cinvict in them. Mine used ot like with 3 smaller odd fish that i couldn't put in the 5g or 55g. Now, i had no idea what to expect this fish's temperment to be like because there is not much information on them. Anyway, by the end of the first month he had killed off the fish with him (a guppy, a glowlight tetra, and a female betta.) This came as a suprise to me.
Personality
This fish is full of personality. Whenever i come up to the tank he runs right up to greet me, although he has no problem biting me and even picking up gravel and spitting it at me when i'm cleaning the tank. the bites don't hurt but gave me quite a suprise when it first happened. I even play a game with him. I feed him primarily sinking pellets, and i take one at a time and drop them in the water and he chases them down and eats them. Occasionally i'll put one in the filter output and watch it shoot out into the water as he swims to catch it, he rarely ever misses. Also, his tank is planted with java moss on driftwood and amazon swords planted in the ground. If he doesn't like where one of the swords is he'll pull it out. Secondly, he likes to make a small "pit" in the gravel, kind of like how a cichlid cleans out his cave. He picks up one peice of gravel at a time and moves it to the other side of the tank and puts it into a pile.
Feeding
I feed mine HBH super soft frozen food alternative sinking pellets supplemented freeze -dried bloodworms one or twice a week, an occasional algae wafer, and wardley high quality goldfish flakes (i used these 3 times a week with the pellets because they help make his color more vibrant)
Size and color
The Jellybean tops off at 3" in size. The colors range from a pure white to a pale lemon yellow, and depeloves beautiful iridescent spots on it's fins.
Tank Size
I have mine in a heavily moderately planted 10g tank with an Aquaclear 30 filter. I do a w/c once a week. I would not reccomend keeping one in any smaller than a 10g tank. Also, i wouldn't reccmoned two in anything less than a 20g due to their aggressive nature.
Water Chemistry
The PH of the tank is 7.0, and they can adapt to a wide variety of water chemistries.
Ending Notes
This fish is a very fun and interactive pet that can make a single "wet pet" for aquarists with a smaller tank. Just make sure that you keep them with fish as aggressive as itself or it will pick on them.