CarterHeath
Hello everyone! I have a Firemouth cichlid who is around 3 inches and I have had him for 6 months. He is currently in a 55 gallon along with a blood parrot and 8 paleatus corydoras. (He used to be in this same tank with just the blood parrot and my turtle which is now in a new tank). Ever since I moved my turtle to a different tank and moved rooms my firemouth has lost almost all his color and I rarely see any red on his belly anymore. Also note that I have a black background and light sand I also keep my lights around a medium setting. There is no aggression in the tank whatsoever (other than the occasional flaring of his gills at the blood parrot). Also since I have moved rooms and am not in the room with his tank as much anymore he is extremely shy and will only come out when I am almost completely still. He also hasn’t been eating very much either I have tried omega one cichlid pellets, Xtreme cichlid pellets, hikari vibes bites, hikari gold pellets, fluval bug bites flakes, omega kne frozen cichlid cube, omega kne carnivore cube, blood worms, brine shrimp, and repashy gel food. So any tips to get his color back and also to lower his shyness.
Forgot to add that I try to go into his room as much as possible and have my dad walk in there as much as he can while I’m at school to try to get them used to people again.
Also the second picture is him 4 months ago and the first is today


Forgot to add that I try to go into his room as much as possible and have my dad walk in there as much as he can while I’m at school to try to get them used to people again.
Also the second picture is him 4 months ago and the first is today

