Basement Fishroom Bargains Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I have recently acquired my first group of Julidochromis (dickfeldi), and all they do is hide. I haven't seen them out from under their preferred rock once, even when I feed. Parameters are perfectly fine. Do they require some kind of dither to be more active or are they just still getting comfortable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 As julidochromis keep to the rock they usually ignore mid water fish so you could add some small mid water cichlids depending on the size of your tank you don't need dither fish for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 First off congrats on the Julies! They are all great fish. In terms of your question, depending on how log ago you got them, and how young they are, they'll stick to the rockwock for a while until they are settled in/grown a bit. I find that mine (J. ornatus), have appreciated being in with my Cyps. The main thing it has seemed to do for the Julies is to give the subordinate fish someone to hang out with, thus reducing aggression. I think the main driver of them being out of the rocks is the dominant fish chasing the weaker ones into the open. Then the dominant fish stay out to "patrol" their favored rocks. In short, I think your Julies will come out of the rocks eventually, but if you have the space and water quality to allow for a few other fish, the fish that are going to get picked on (and there will be those) will appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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